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But when David suddenly becomes good - properly, maddeningly, give-away-all-his-money good - Katie's sums no longer add up, and she is forced to ask herself some very hard questions. Here's a sample of critics' promotional hyperbole on the cover-'darkly funny,' 'breezily hilarious,' 'a hoot.' Other critics called it: surprising, worrisome, and thorny. She's a doctor, after all, and doctors are decent people, and on top of that, her husband David is the self-styled Angriest Man in Holloway. How to be Good (HTBG) was my first Nick Hornby novel, a strange choice considering its mixed reviews compared to About a Boy and High Fidelity. Will be noticeably worn.Īccording to her own complex moral calculations, Katie Carr has earned her affair. Used - Fair: Worn book that has complete text pages but may have some small defect like slight tears. Used - Good: Average used worn book that has all pages or leaves present. Used - Very Good: Shows some small signs of wear - but no tears - on either binding or paper. Please check “condition” in product details before ordering. His bad temper and frustration have been replaced by altruism and pleasantries. The book was made a Penguin Modern Classic in August 2012.This is a second-hand, used copy of this book. How To Be Good by Nick Hornby After visiting a faith healer, Katie's husband David has been acting strangely. membership pack as part of the "Final Salute" to Highbury Stadium. It won the William Hill Sports Book of the Year in 1992 and was reprinted with a new cover and made available as part of the 2005–06 Arsenal F.C. As well as recounting Arsenal's highs and lows, Hornby talks about other football clubs that play in London, and his interest in the contrasting surroundings of Cambridge United and Cambridge City, whose matches he attends while at university.įever Pitch sold over a million copies in the United Kingdom. Nick Hornby is the author of the bestselling novels High Fidelity and About a Boy, as well as the memoirFever Pitch. The book begins with a doctor named Kate, who is coming to the realization that she just cheated on her husband and doesnt. Each chapter is about a football match that he remembers watching, most but not all at Arsenal Stadium, Highbury, and how it related to the events that were going on with his life. Nick Hornby explores this question in his novel How to Be Good. It consists of several chapters in chronological order, from the time the author first became a football fan as a child until his early thirties. It tells the story of the author's relationship with football, and with Arsenal Football Club in particular. The first edition was subtitled "A Fan's Life", but later paperback editions were not.įever Pitch, first published in 1992, is a memoir and Hornby's second book.

The book is the basis for two films: Fever Pitch (1997, UK) and Fever Pitch (2005, U.S.).

Fever Pitch: A Fan's Life is a 1992 autobiographical essay by British author Nick Hornby.