A Year of Doing Good

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One Woman, One New Year's Resolution, 365 Good Deeds

Judith O'Reilly

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Penguin Books Ltd
27 February 2013

True stories

How one woman tried to be a better person - and almost succeeded

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.

Judith 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 e10,000 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.

By: Judith O'Reilly
Imprint: Penguin Books Ltd
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 198mm, Width: 129mm, Spine: 1mm
Weight: 145g
ISBN: 9780670921133
ISBN 10: 0670921130
Pages: 320
Publication Date: 27 February 2013
Recommended Age: From 0 years
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

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.

Reviews for A Year of Doing Good: One Woman, One New Year's Resolution, 365 Good Deeds

Banish January blues with A Year of Doing Good by Judith O'Reilly who resolved to do one good turn day... utterly uplifting -- Fanny Blake 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