Book description
Judith O'Reilly, author of the hugely popular blog and book Wife
in the North embarks on a year long social experiment in the
witty A Year of Doing Good.
Fed up of New Year's resolutions involving diets and exercise
abandoned on January 2nd, Judith is attempting to be good. For one
whole year.
She embarked on a mission to do one good deed every day. Some called
it a social experiment. At times she called it madness.
Juggling family, friends and a variety of neighbours in the small
Northumberland village she calls home, she recounts the ups, downs,
moments of doubt and sheer bloody hard work of doing good.
From the small - babysitting a friend's child, clearing up her
neighbour's dead mice and feeding her friendship cake Herman the
German, to the slightly larger - trying to raise 10,000 for charity
with her Jam Jar Army and teaching a severely handicapped child to
write - she describes what she learns along the way: that no good deed
is too small and that being good makes you happy. Well, most of the time.
'A funny, uplifting and admirable book' Observer
'Banish January blues with A Year of Doing Good by Judith
O'Reilly who resolved to do one good turn day. . . utterly uplifting'
Woman & Home
'Fizzing with energy Judith's writing is open-hearted and funny. . .
though not a guide to doing good, Judith's story may inspire you to do
a little more for others this year' Express
'Glorious sincerity. . .the admiring accounts of others' lives, the
detailing of the deeds gladly done or furiously resented, the unending
chaos of family life - all are rendered honestly, colourfully and
occasionally hilariously' Lucy Mangan, Sunday Times
A Year of Doing Good inspires the reader with the day-to-day
journey of meaning, gratification and joy that comes from contributing
to the lives of others in so many creative ways. For those who want to
put "do unto others" in the centre of their lives and reap
the unexpected benefits of happiness and health, this is the book for
you. Elegantly written, the words jump off the page' Stephen G. Post,
PhD, author of The Hidden Gifts of Helping
Judith O'Reilly is a writer and journalist. Her first book Wife
in the North was based on her blog of the same name and was a
bestseller. Her second book, a novel, is living in a drawer. Her third
book is this one. She is married with three children, and for one year
she tried to be good.
Judith O'Reilly is a writer and journalist. Her first book
Wife in
the North
was based on her blog of the same name and was a bestseller. Her second
book, a novel, is living in a drawer. Her third book is this one. She is
married with three children, and for one year she tried to be good.
