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Confessions of a Do-Gooder Gone Bad
Confessions of A Do-Gooder Gone Bad, released by Oak Tree Press in August 2014, is a wry, humorous coming of age memoir about a well-intentioned “problem child” raised by conservative, evangelical Christian parents in Southern California during the Sixties and Seventies.
As she naively stumbles through her youth and young adulthood, one misadventure after another, she also struggles to reconcile her ultra-Christian upbringing with women’s liberation, prejudice, protest and poverty during this turbulent era, eventually gaining a different perspective of faith in a world more complicated, funny, terrifying and wonderful than she expected.
Reviewers say...
"“I thought Confessions of a Do-Gooder Gone Bad by Ann K. Howley was hilarious. Howley tells tales of her upbringing with her deeply religious parents. Then she later explains how all her good deeds seem to go bad. After reading Confessions of a Do-Gooder Gone Bad, I believe that Howley’s motto in life should be “No good deed goes unpunished.” My favorite story was the Frisbee incident. The story actually made me spit out my coffee because I could not help but laugh. I found all her stories funny and unique. A few I could even relate to myself, such as living with strict parents. I enjoyed reading about her life and recommend this book to anyone who has had a good deed backfire on them. "
Jessyca Garcia for Readers’ Favorite.
“You can’t help but love this do-gooder! Halfway through the book I felt as if Ann was a dear friend that I had known for a long time. Her writing is so descriptive you feel like you were there with her on her journey. I could not put this book down wondering what this gullible, brilliant damsel would get herself into next. Ann Howley is a very talented writer and I can’t wait to see what she comes up with next!"
“Confessions of a Do-Gooder Gone Bad is a delightful raucous journey of a self-proclaimed dork figuring out what it means to grow up. Hilarious and sweet, frank and thoughtful Ann Howley allows her reader to share in the triumphs and struggles. A refreshing and lighthearted read that I would highly recommend to both do-gooders and gone bad alike.”