One Good Deed

"I was afraid when I read Erin McHugh's One Good Deed it was going to make me feel guilty or lazy, but it didn't. It made me feel there were little things I could do to improve the world and if I was too lazy, at least Erin was doing them for me. Seriously, she is one wise, funny, smart woman and her book is a blast to read!" - Julie Klam, author of You Had Me at Woof

"One Good Deed is original, sweet-natured and often funny. . .Erin McHugh makes us ordinary mortals feel like real heels." - Meg Wolitzer, author of The Uncoupling and The Ten-Year Nap

"This instructive, funny, utterly relevant book reminds us that the simple (but not-so-simple) act of paying daily attention can make a profound difference -- to the world around us, and to our very selves." - Dani Shapiro, author of Devotion: A Memoir

"I loved this book. It's charming and high-spirited and then it sneaks up from behind and breaks/mends your heart!" - Susan Cheever, writer, teacher, and author of Louisa May Alcott: A Personal Biography

"Erin McHugh spent one year performing One Good Deed a day and recording her experiences. The result, this lovely, heartfelt book, shows humanity at its very best. Sometimes her good deeds are small and go unnoticed; other times, they're quite important, and will bring a sting of tears to the reader's eyes. Perhaps McHugh will start a trend. We could certainly do with more people like her in the world." - Kaylie Jones, author of Lies My Mother Never Told Me: A Memoir

"The best book in the world...because it makes us our best." - Nichole Bernier, author of The Unfinished Work of Elizabeth D.

"In Erin McHugh's inspiring book - so gently, so directly written from her gentle, direct heart - she tells us at one point to make someone feel visible. I felt more visible myself as I read it for she sees quite clearly what we all need - to be shown that showing kindness to others is showing kindness to ourselves." - Kevin Sessums, author Mississippi Sissy