How to be good

Katie Carr is a good person; she's a doctor, after all. Plus she puts up with 'the Angriest Man in Holloway', her husband David. But when David suddenly gets Good - real give-their-money-away, tak ...

Katie Carr is a good person; she's a doctor, after all. Plus she puts up with 'the Angriest Man in Holloway', her husband David. But when David suddenly gets Good - real give-their-money-away, take-in-the-homeless good - her reserves of kindness (not to mention patience) run dry. Who wants to be good<i>and miserable?</i>It's not as if she feels any better about herself. In fact, as David's acts of benevolence become more profound, Katie finds she has a decision to make- if charity really does begin at home, then maybe it's time to move . . . <p>A rich, hilarious, biting satire on what it means to be a good person, <i>How to Be Good</i>underlines Nick Hornby's position as the premier chronicler of our obsessions and our times.</p>