Conversations on Kindness by Bernadette Russell - ISBN: 9781783968510
Hardcover
A year of kindness: messy, joyful, and surprisingly world-changing.

Conversations on Kindness

How the Power of Kindness Can Change the World

$48.66

  • Hardcover

    256 pages

  • Release Date

    12 August 2025

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Summary

Hello, and thank you in advance for reading this book. It’s about the experiment I undertook after I decided that I would do a kind thing for a stranger every single day for a year.

This story I’m about to tell is a pretty messy one. Some of it is sad. Some of it is joyful. Bits are funny, silly, surprisingly, unlikely and infuriating. Some parts might irritate you. Sometimes the protagonist (me) is annoying and makes very bad choices. But along the way I have conversations with many …

Book Details

ISBN-13:9781783968510
ISBN-10:1783968516
Author:Bernadette Russell
Publisher:Elliott & Thompson Limited
Imprint:Elliott & Thompson Limited
Format:Hardcover
Number of Pages:256
Release Date:12 August 2025
Weight:336g
Dimensions:216mm x 138mm
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Critics Review

‘Extraordinary … I loved it. It was the ray of sunshine I didn’t know I needed’ The Sun

‘If you have a giant heart, this book is for you. Whenever the world feels too heavy, pick up it up. It is a beautiful beacon lighting the way, showing us what we CAN do to make the difference we crave. A gorgeous guide to embodying kindness.’ Suzy Reading, author of Self-care for Tough Times and Self-care for Winter

About The Author

Bernadette Russell

Bernadette Russell is an expert on hope and kindness, as well as a writer, performer, and activist who plants a lot of trees – and helps others do the same. She is the author of The Little Book of Kindness and The Little Book of Wonder, both published by Orion and in multiple foreign editions around the world.

Since 2012, she has toured the US and UK speaking about the importance and life-changing experience of practicing kindness. Her speaking engagements include:

  • BBC Radio 4 Saturday Live
  • Action for Happiness
  • Birmingham School of Philosophy
  • People United’s Kindness Symposium
  • The Roundhouse
  • Tate Britain
  • Turner Contemporary
  • Sunday Assembly
  • The Southbank Centre, where she was nominated as one of sixty-seven change makers for her project 366 Days of Kindness.

Since 2018, she has worked with the Royal Albert Hall, producing performances with kindness and creativity at their heart.

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