Hello Beautiful (Oprah's Book Club)

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NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER OPRAHS BOOK CLUB PICK MORE THAN ONE MILLION COPIES SOLD! From theauthor of Dear Edward comes apowerfully affecting (People) family story that asks: Can love make a broken person whole

Another tender tearjerker . . . Napolitano chronicles lifes highs and lows with aching precision.The Washington Post

ONE OF THE CHICAGO PUBLIC LIBRARYS TEN BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR
A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR: The New York Times Book Review, NPR, The Washington Post, Time, Vogue, Glamour, Harpers Bazaar, New York Post, She Reads, Bookreporter

William Waters grew up in a house silenced by tragedy, where his parents could hardly bear to look at him, much less love himso when he meets the spirited and ambitious Julia Padavano in his freshman year of college, its as if the world has lit up around him. With Julia comes her family, as she and her three sisters are inseparable: Sylvie, the familys dreamer, is happiest with her nose in a book; Cecelia is a free-spirited artist; and Emeline patiently takes care of them all. With the Padavanos, William experiences a newfound contentment; every moment in their house is filled with loving chaos.

But then darkness from Williams past surfaces, jeopardizing not only Julias carefully orchestrated plans for their future, but the sisters unshakeable devotion to one another. The result is a catastrophic family rift that changes their lives for generations. Will the loyalty that once rooted them be strong enough to draw them back together when it matters most

An exquisite homage to Louisa May Alcotts timeless classic, Little Women, Hello Beautiful is a profoundly moving portrait of what is possible when we choose to love someone not in spite of who they are, but because of it.

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Radiant and brilliantly crafted .. . Napolitanos [work] resists the easy satisfactions of the sentimental and never settles for simple answers to emotional predicaments faced by her characters.The New York Times Book Review (Editors Choice)

Thissumptuous family sagaisone of those rare novels whose singular characters are so beautifully rendered, its as if theyre your best friends, and youre grateful to be in their orbit.Oprah Quarterly

Hello Beautiful will make you weep buckets because you come to care so deeply about the characters and their fates. . . . [Napolitano] compels us to contemplate the complex tapestry of family love that can, despite grief and loss, still knit us together. She helps us see ourselvesand each otherwhole.The Washington Post

A sprawling, hugely affecting novel [filled with] empathetic characters and rich writing . . . [Hello Beautiful] has rightfully earned comparisons to Louisa May Alcotts Little Women, with its four close, vibrant sisters and the lonely outsider who infiltrates their circle.Shondaland

This is a warm blanket of a book, one that reminds you of the enveloping power of literature and leaves you very grateful to have encountered it.Vogue

Little Women fans will be endeared by Hello Beautiful's homage to the March siblings, in the form of the four Padavano sisters. Any lover of a sweeping family saga will be moved by the Padavanos unraveling.Harpers Bazaar

Napolitanos novel will make you think deeply about sisterhood and what we choose to share with those we love.Town & Country

Can love make a broken person whole That is the simple but compelling question at the center of . . . this engrossing and emotional family drama.E! Online

Absorbing.AARP

Napolitano is a master of examining what binds us to family, what makes family, and how to love in difficult times.Literary Hub

A family drama with echoes of classics and characters who are distinctly written. As a reader, youll laugh and grieve with William and the Padavanos as they go through lifesoaring as much as they stumble.Book Riot

Ann Napolitanos new novel, Hello Beautiful, is exactly that: beautiful, perceptive, wistful. Its a story of family and friendship, of how the people we are bound to can also set us free. I loved it.Miranda Cowley Heller, New York Times bestselling author of The Paper Palace

A rich, complex family saga, Hello Beautiful is a portrait of love and grief in equal measure. Napolitanos prose is so lovely, so keenly perceptive, that it held me captive until I finished.A lot of people are going to love this story.Mary Beth Keane, New York Times bestselling author of Ask Again, Yes

Hello Beautiful is a profoundly moving and propulsive novel about the deepest connections of family and love, trauma and healing. In intricately elegant prose, Ann Napolitano explores both the cost and power of loyalty and honesty. This is a book to treasure and share with friends and loved ones.Angie Kim, bestselling author of Miracle Creek

Hello Beautiful is the work of a great author at the height of her powers. Equally immersive, emotional, and brilliantly crafted, this is an early contender for best novel of the year.J. Ryan Stradal, New York Times bestselling author of Kitchens of the Great Midwest

This is a story about family and sisters and storytelling, but its also an examination of identity and the consequences of doing love badly and how love can be redeemed. Read this book! Youll be glad you did.Therese Anne Fowler, New York Times bestselling author of It All Comes Down to This

This is a richly woven story about family, but its also a unique take on Little Women.There are no heroes or villains here, only peopleflawed and loving and striving like the rest of us.Generosity is the word that comes to mind when I reflect on this gorgeous novel.Allegra Goodman, New York Times bestselling author of The Cookbook Collector and Sam

Author Bio

Ann Napolitano is the author of Dear Edward, which was an instant New York Times bestseller, a Read with Jenna selection, and is now an Apple TV+ series. She is also the author of the novels A Good Hard Look and Within Arms Reach. For seven years, Napolitano was the associate editor of the literary magazine One Story, and she received an MFA from New York University. She has taught fiction writing at Brooklyn Colleges MFA program, New York Universitys School of Continuing and Professional Studies, and Gotham Writers Workshop.