Ann Napolitano is the author of Dear Edward, which was an instant New York Times bestseller, a Read with Jenna selection, and is now an Apple TV+ series. She is also the author of the novels A Good Hard Look and Within Arm’s Reach. For seven years, Napolitano was the associate editor of the literary magazine One Story, and she received an MFA from New York University. She has taught fiction writing at Brooklyn College’s MFA program, New York University’s School of Continuing and Professional Studies, and Gotham Writers Workshop.
“Radiant and brilliantly crafted . . . Napolitano’s [work]
resists the easy satisfactions of the sentimental and never settles
for simple answers to emotional predicaments faced by her
characters.”—The New York Times Book Review (Editors’ Choice)
“This sumptuous family saga is one of those rare
novels whose singular characters are so beautifully rendered, it’s
as if they’re your best friends, and you’re grateful to be in their
orbit.”—Oprah Quarterly
“Hello Beautiful will make you weep buckets because you come to
care so deeply about the characters and their fates. . . .
[Napolitano] compels us to contemplate the complex tapestry of
family love that can, despite grief and loss, still knit us
together. She helps us see ourselves—and each other—whole.”—The
Washington Post
“A sprawling, hugely affecting novel [filled with] empathetic
characters and rich writing . . . [Hello Beautiful] has rightfully
earned comparisons to Louisa May Alcott’s Little Women, with its
four close, vibrant sisters and the lonely outsider who infiltrates
their circle.”—Shondaland
“This is a warm blanket of a book, one that reminds you of the
enveloping power of literature and leaves you very grateful to have
encountered it.”—Vogue
“Little Women fans will be endeared by Hello Beautiful's homage to
the March siblings, in the form of the four Padavano sisters. Any
lover of a sweeping family saga will be moved by the Padavanos’
unraveling.”—Harper’s Bazaar
“Napolitano’s novel will make you think deeply about sisterhood and
what we choose to share with those we love.”—Town & Country
“Can love make a broken person whole? That is the simple but
compelling question at the center of . . . this engrossing and
emotional family drama.”—E! Online
“Absorbing.”—AARP
“Napolitano is a master of examining what binds us to family, what
makes family, and how to love in difficult times.”—Literary Hub
“A family drama with echoes of classics and characters who are
distinctly written. As a reader, you’ll laugh and grieve with
William and the Padavanos as they go through life—soaring as much
as they stumble.”—Book Riot
“Ann Napolitano’s new novel, Hello Beautiful, is exactly that:
beautiful, perceptive, wistful. It’s a story of family and
friendship, of how the people we are bound to can also set us free.
I loved it.”—Miranda Cowley Heller, New York Times bestselling
author of The Paper Palace
“A rich, complex family saga, Hello Beautiful is a portrait of love
and grief in equal measure. Napolitano’s prose is so lovely, so
keenly perceptive, that it held me captive until I finished. A
lot of people are going to love this story.”—Mary Beth Keane, New
York Times bestselling author of Ask Again, Yes
“Hello Beautiful is a profoundly moving and propulsive novel about
the deepest connections of family and love, trauma and healing. In
intricately elegant prose, Ann Napolitano explores both the cost
and power of loyalty and honesty. This is a book to treasure and
share with friends and loved ones.”—Angie Kim, bestselling author
of Miracle Creek
“Hello Beautiful is the work of a great author at the height of her
powers. Equally immersive, emotional, and brilliantly crafted, this
is an early contender for best novel of the year.”—J. Ryan Stradal,
New York Times bestselling author of Kitchens of the Great
Midwest
“This is a story about family and sisters and storytelling, but
it’s also an examination of identity and the consequences of doing
love badly and how love can be redeemed. Read this book! You’ll be
glad you did.”—Therese Anne Fowler, New York Times bestselling
author of It All Comes Down to This
“This is a richly woven story about family, but it’s also a unique
take on Little Women. There are no heroes or villains here,
only people—flawed and loving and striving like the rest of
us. ‘Generosity’ is the word that comes to mind when I reflect
on this gorgeous novel.”—Allegra Goodman, New York Times
bestselling author of The Cookbook Collector and Sam
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