by Nick Hornby
First published 2001
Katie Carr has a comfortable life as a doctor in London - and a guilty secret. But when her obnoxious husband David undergoes a radical personality change, becoming unfailingly good, her carefully constructed justifications start to crumble. As David's saintly behavior drives Katie to the edge, she's forced to re-examine her own morality and confront the true meaning of goodness.
Genres: fiction, literary-fiction, contemporary, relationships
Vibes: emotional, intimate, thought-provoking
Tropes: character-study, moral-dilemma
Setting: London (England)
305 pages · Hardcover · Riverhead