{"product_id":"how-to-be-good-isbn-9781573229326","title":"How to Be Good","description":"\u003cb\u003eA wise and hilarious novel morality and what it means to be a \"goof person\" from the bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eDickens and Prince\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eJust Like you\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eFunny Girl \u003c\/i\u003eand\u003ci\u003e High Fidelity.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA 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…\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eKatie Carr is a good person…sort of. For years her husband’s been selfish, sarcastic, and underemployed.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBut 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. \"Hornby is a writer who dares to be witty, intelligent and emotionally generous all at once.\"—\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA darkly funny and thought-provoking ride.\"—\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eUSA Today\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"A bitingly clever novel of ideas...[a] profound, worrying, hilarious, sophisticated, compulsive novel.\"—\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Sunday Times\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e (UK)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Daringly different.\"—\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Daily News\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"How to be good? How to be bloody marvelous more like.\"—\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Mail on Sunday \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e(UK)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Breezily hilarious and thought-provoking at the same time.\"—\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Seriousness spiked with humor...a page-turner.\"—\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Washington Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"A thorny parable...very funny and shrewd.\"—\u003cb\u003eSalon.com\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eNick Hornby\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of seven internationally bestselling novels (\u003ci\u003eFunny Girl, High Fidelity, About a Boy, How to be Good, A Long Way Down, Slam \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eJuliet, Naked\u003c\/i\u003e) and several works of non-fiction including \u003ci\u003eFever Pitch, Songbook \u003c\/i\u003eand\u003ci\u003e Ten Years In The Tub.\u003c\/i\u003e He has written screenplay adaptions of Lynn Barber’s An Education, nominated for an Academy Award, Cheryl Strayed's \u003ci\u003eWild\u003c\/i\u003e and Colm Tóibín’s \u003ci\u003eBrooklyn\u003c\/i\u003e. He lives in London.","brand":"Riverhead Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46304381796581,"sku":"NP9781573229326","price":22.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9781573229326.jpg?v=1767729371","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/how-to-be-good-isbn-9781573229326","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}