Little Women meets Elena Ferrante, as four Italian-American sisters confront issues of betrayal and recrimination in Napolitano's deft family saga.
Best friends and sisters, the four Padavano girls bring loving chaos to their close-knit Italian American neighbourhood. 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, it's as if the world has lit up around him.
With Julia comes her family: 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. 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. The result is a catastrophic rift that leaves the family inhabiting two sides of a fault line.
Can they find their way back to each other? Can love make a broken family whole?
Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
ISBN: 9780241998496
Number of pages: 400
Weight: 268 g
Dimensions: 199 x 129 x 25 mm
Ann Napolitano's writing is astonishing - Marian Keyes, Sunday Times bestselling author of Again, Rachel
This powerfully affecting novel illustrates [that] love and luck don't always intertwine - People Magazine
This is a story about family, and sisters... and how love can be redeemed - Therese Anne Fowler, author of It All Comes Down to This
As addictive as last year's The Paper Palace - Grazia
I read this while traveling from London to Manchester and very nearly missed my stop on the train. It was that good - Abi Daré, Elle
A novel of rare yet classic beauty… - i Paper
Napolitano’s luminously beautiful novel explores the space between truth and self-delusion to incredibly moving effect - Observer
Impossible to put down! I love the Little Women meets Elena Ferrante comparison, it encapsulates the Padavona sisters and their complicated family dynamic perfectly. The story unfolds through each chapter sharing... More
Hello Beautiful is family saga following the Padavano sisters, husband William and daughter Alice. The novel spans decades and is told from different perspectives.
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Hello Beautiful is a stunning read, following the lives of four Italian American sisters. The book alternates between different perspectives as we follow the girls from childhood through adulthood and into parenthood... More
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