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100th OPRAH WINFREY BOOK CLUB PICK
Radiant and brilliantly crafted New York Times
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A rich, compassionate tale of four sisters and the love affair that fractures their family
Best friends and sisters, the four Padavano girls are seen as inseparable by everyone in their close-knit Italian-American neighbourhood. Julia, the eldest, is the rocket of the family - she always has a destination in mind and clear plans for how to get there. Sylvie, the dreamer, is happiest with her nose in a book, dreaming of the kind of love you only read about in literature. Cecelia and Emmeline, the twins, are the artist and the caregiver. From childhood, the four sisters complete each other.
When Julia falls in love with William Waters, a history student and college sports star, she s delighted by the way her plans for adulthood are coming to fruition: a husband, a house, a family of her own. But when darkness from William s past begins to block the light of his future, it is Sylvie, not Julia, who becomes his closest confidante - and the ensuing betrayal tears the sisters apart.
Heart-breaking and heart-mending, HELLO BEAUTIFUL paints a vivid portrait of the unique bond and devastating betrayals of sisterhood.
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Beautiful, perceptive, wistful. I loved it
Miranda Cowley Heller, author of The Paper Palace
Ann Napolitano s writing is astonishing
Marian Keyes, author of Grown Ups
Another tender tearjerker... She helps us see ourselves - and each other - whole
Washington Post
Napolitano s homage to Little Women, set in late-20th century Chicago, will prompt you to slow down as you read, never wanting the book to end
Oprah Quarterly
About the Author
Ann Napolitano is the author of the novels A Good Hard Look and Within Arm s Reach. She is also the Assistant Editor of One Story literary magazine. She received an MFA from New York University; she has taught fiction writing for Brooklyn College s MFA program, New York University s School of Continuing and Professional Studies and for Gotham Writers Workshop. She lives in Brooklyn with her husband and two children.
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