*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?

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.

“Another tender tearjerker . . . Napolitano chronicles life’s highs and lows with aching precision.”
—The Washington Post

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Ann Napolitano is een Amerikaanse auteur die bekend staat om haar diepgaande en ontroerende verhalen, waarin ze vaak complexe menselijke emoties en relaties verkent. Ze groeide op in New Jersey en studeerde Engels aan de New York University. Naast haar werk als schrijver is Napolitano ook actief als redacteur en docent creatief schrijven. Haar werk heeft internationaal succes behaald en ze staat bekend om haar vermogen om lezers te raken met intieme, psychologisch rijke verhalen.