Hello Beautiful (Oprah’s Book Club)

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER ΓÇó OPRAHΓÇÖS BOOK CLUB PICK ΓÇó From the author of Dear Edward comes a ΓÇ£powerfully affectingΓÇ¥ (People) family story that asks: Can love make a broken person whole? ΓÇ£Another tender tearjerker . . . Napolitano chronicles lifeΓÇÖs highs and lows with aching precision.ΓÇ¥ΓÇöThe Washington Post ONE OF THE CHICAGO PUBLIC LIBRARYΓÇÖS TEN BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR: The New York Times Book Review,NPRThe Washington PostTimeVogueGlamourHarperΓÇÖs BazaarNew York PostShe ReadsBookreporter William Waters grew up in a house silenced by tragedywhere his parents could hardly bear to look at himmuch less love himΓÇöso when he meets the spirited and ambitious Julia Padavano in his freshman year of collegeitΓÇÖs as if the world has lit up around him. With Julia comes her familyas she and her three sisters are inseparable: Sylviethe familyΓÇÖs dreameris happiest with her nose in a book; Cecelia is a free-spirited artist; and Emeline patiently takes care of them all. With the PadavanosWilliam experiences a newfound contentment; every moment in their house is filled with loving chaos. But then darkness from WilliamΓÇÖs past surfacesjeopardizing not only JuliaΓÇÖs carefully orchestrated plans for their futurebut the sistersΓÇÖ 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 AlcottΓÇÖs timeless classicLittle WomenHello Beautiful is a profoundly moving portrait of what is possible when we choose to love someone not in spite of who they arebut because of it.