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Riverhead Books
Published
Apr 30, 2002
ISBN-13
9781573229326

How to Be Good

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A wise and hilarious novel morality and what it means to be a "goof person" from the bestselling author of Dickens and Prince, Just Like you, Funny Girl and High Fidelity.

A brutally truthful, compassionate novel about the heart, mind, and soul of a woman who, confronted by her husband's sudden and extreme spiritual conversion, is forced to learn "how to be good"--whatever that means, and for better or worse...

Katie Carr is a good person...sort of. For years her husband's been selfish, sarcastic, and underemployed.

But now David's changed. He's become a good person, too--really good. He's found a spiritual leader. He has become kind, soft-spoken, and earnest. Katie isn't sure if this is deeply felt conversion, a brain tumor--or David's most brilliantly vicious manipulation yet. Because she's finding it more and more difficult to live with David--and with herself.

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BrandRiverhead Books
Pub dateApr 30, 2002
ISBN-101573229326
ISBN-139781573229326
LanguageEnglish
Dimensions7.94 × 0.84 × 5.18 in
Weight1 lb
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