NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - OPRAH'S BOOK CLUB PICK - From the
author of Dear Edward comes a "powerfully affecting" (People) family
story that asks: Can love make a broken person whole?
"Another tender tearjerker . . . Napolitano chronicles life's highs
and lows with aching precision."--The Washington Post
William Waters grew up in a house silenced by tragedy, where his parents
could hardly bear to look at him, much less love him--so when he meets
the spirited and ambitious Julia Padavano in his freshman year of
college, it's as if the world has lit up around him. With Julia comes
her family, as she and her three sisters are inseparable: Sylvie, the
family's 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 William's past surfaces, jeopardizing not only
Julia's 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 Alcott's 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.
