Hello Beautiful

What’s it about?

The four Padavanos sisters (Julia, Sylvie, Cecelia and Emaline) grow up in the Pilsen neighborhood of Chicago with a fierce mother and a loving father.  The sisters all have their specific roles in the family and these roles often drive their behavior. They also have a deep love for each other. When the oldest sister, Julia, meets William Waters on the campus of Northwestern University the family welcomes him as their own.  But when darkness surfaces in William’s life a rift will emerge that will change the family.

What did it make me think about?

Family- the beauty, messiness, and love that most families share.

Should I read it?

I enjoyed the whole reading experience of this book.  I was so sorry to turn the last page and have to put it down.  This book will especially appeal to those who have loved “Little Women” in the past.  Ann Napolitano has written about family and sisterhood in a way that would make Louis May Alcott proud.  Whether we like it or not- our families shape us…

Quote-

“Her family was a mirror in which she recognized her reflection.”