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An easy 5 ⭐️’s!
Impossible to put down! I love the Little Women meets Elena Ferrante comparison, it encapsulates the Padavona sisters and their complicated family dynamic ... READ MORE
Effortlessly timeless and classic
A beautiful book about sisterhood, love and pain - it feels effortlessly timeless and classic. I love the intimate portrayals of the characters that balanc... READ MORE
Synopsis
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 information
- Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
- ISBN: 9780241998496
- Number of pages: 400
- Dimensions: 197 x 130 x 25 mm
- Weight: 269g
- Languages: English
Customer Reviews
View allA family through time, love and loss
Hello Beautiful is a stunning read, following the lives of four Italian American sisters. The book alternates between different perspectives as we follow t... READ MORE
Moving family saga
Hello Beautiful is family saga following the Padavano sisters, husband William and daughter Alice. The novel spans decades and is told from different persp... READ MORE
A Glorious Celebration of Family!
Undoubtedly: 5 stars! A novel I will recommend widely!
I adored 'Little Women' as a child. In fact, it was probably the first classic I ever read. The sto... READ MORE
Beautifully written
4 to 5 stars.
The author of the outstanding Dear Edward now presents us with an epic and profoundly moving family drama spanning a 30 year period. Willi... READ MORE
Hello beautiful
The interlinking ups and downs of 4 italian-american sisters living primarily in Chicago. The oldest falling in love with a basketball star in the making, ... READ MORE
Beautiful read
This is the most enjoyable read I have had in a long time and I read a lot! A beautifully written, deeply emotional exploration of family dynamics with a h... READ MORE
A Poignant Family Drama
How to do Justice to this beautiful story. Family, love, good times, heartbreak, loss, tragedy, this book has it all, The Padavano family of Chicago, with ... READ MORE
Hello Beautiful, beautiful both in name & nature
Are you prepared to have your heart broken while the characters attempt to fix their own heartbreak? Yes? Good. Hello Beautiful is for you, so continue rea... READ MORE
Not for me - I didn't finish it, sorry!
I was sent a copy of Hello Beautiful by Ann Napolitano to read and review by NetGalley.
After seeing all the glowing reviews I was really looking forward t... READ MORE
Hello beautiful
What a wonderful title for Ann Napolitano's follow up to Dear Edward. Hello Beautiful.
This family saga tells the tale of William Waters, an unloved boy w... READ MORE
Stunningly Good
This was stunningly good and I am confident it will be featuring in my top reads of 2023. It takes place over thirty years and follows four sisters, the Pa... READ MORE
Moving and Affecting Novel
Hello Beautiful by Ann Napolitano is a moving and affecting novel. The book follows William Waters, a young man who grew up in a cold and distant home he m... READ MORE
I love this author's writing style
“Hello, Beautiful.” The name Sylvie’s sweet, but misguided father would always call her when she walked into the room. Sylvie’s three sisters, Julia, Cecel... READ MORE
The relationship between sisters
An extraordinary story about the relationships between sisters. The description says that the story is like, "Little Women," by Louisa Alcott, but the only... READ MORE
Family Drama That Will Break Your Heart
Absolutely stunningly written family drama, but with a character so unlikable, it was hard to get past it.
lovely family story with an old fashioned feel
I've given this 4 stars because, despite enjoying the story (albeit quite schmaltzy at times) and getting so ridiculously involved with some of the charact... READ MORE
Yes...Quite Beautiful!
This was a poignantly written story of family, centering on sisterhood in all its trials and triumphs.
The Padavano sisters (Julia, the problem solver; S... READ MORE
A Poignantly Beautiful Depiction of Family in All Its Messiness and Glory
This was a poignantly written story of family, centering on sisterhood in all its trials and triumphs.
The Padavano sisters (Julia, the problem solver; Sy... READ MORE
Hello Beautiful by Ann Napolitano
Hello Beautiful by Ann Napolitano is the story of four sisters all growing up in a loving chaotic household. Then Julie Padavano meets William Walters and ... READ MORE
Hello Beautiful
Oh My Days! This book. All the feels. We start with William and Julia. Two completely different young people from two completely different backgrounds. Wil... READ MORE
Gorgeous writing
Such a beautiful book with gorgeous prose and an achingly deep portrayal of family love. The Padavano sisters are completely wrapped up in each other maki... READ MORE
Realistic and touching
Family drama, homage to Little Women: four sisters, love, betrayal, grief. Set (mainly) in Chicago and spanning over 30 years, the members of the Padavano ... READ MORE
Heartbreaking family story
Really enjoyed this book and loved all the sisters in different ways, although Julia I felt was less lovable due to the decisions she made.
Highly recomme... READ MORE
Beautiful
I usually don't particularly enjoy 'love triangle' tropes in books, but this was so poetically and heartbreakingly written. I actually cried! The relations... READ MORE