In conversation with Susan Norman
An exquisite homage to Louisa May Alcott’s Little Women, and selected as Oprah’s 100th Book Club Pick, Ann Napolitano’s Hello Beautiful is an engrossing family story that probes whether love can make a broken person whole.
William Waters grew up in a house silenced by tragedy, so when he meets the spirited and ambitious Julia Padavano in college, her loving family and three devoted sisters fill a gaping void in his life and William experiences a newfound contentment. But when darkness from William’s past surfaces, it jeopardizes Julia’s carefully orchestrated plans for their future and the sisters’ unshakeable devotion to one another.
Ann Napolitano’s novel Dear Edward was an instant New York Times bestseller and was adapted as an Apple TV+ series starring Connie Britton. It was named one of the best books of 2020 by the Washington Post, the Boston Globe, Real Simple, and numerous other publications.
“[Napolitano] compels us to contemplate the complex tapestry of family love that can, despite grief and loss, still knit us together.” —The Washington Post
