Bücher von Ann Napolitano

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • OPRAH’S BOOK CLUB PICK • MORE THAN ONE MILLION COPIES SOLD! From the author of Dear Edward comes a “powerfully affecting” (People) family story that asks: Can love make a broken person whole?“Another tender tearjerker . . . Napolitano chronicles life’s highs and lows with aching precision.”—The Washington PostONE OF THE CHICAGO PUBLIC LIBRARY’S TEN BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR: The New York Times Book Review, NPR, The Washington Post, Time, Vogue, Glamour, Harper’s Bazaar, New York Post, She Reads, BookreporterWilliam 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 in his freshman year of college, it’s as if the world has lit up around him. With Julia comes her family, as she and her three sisters are inseparable: 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. With the Padavanos, William experiences a newfound contentment; every moment in their house is filled with loving chaos.But then darkness from William’s past surfaces, jeopardizing not only Julia’s carefully orchestrated plans for their future, but the sisters’ unshakeable devotion to one another. The result is a catastrophic family rift that changes their lives for generations. Will the loyalty that once rooted them be strong enough to draw them back together when it matters most?An exquisite homage to Louisa May Alcott’s timeless classic, Little Women, Hello Beautiful is a profoundly moving portrait of what is possible when we choose to love someone not in spite of who they are, but because of it.

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 in his freshman year of college, it's as if the world has lit up around him. With Julia comes her family, as she and her three sisters are inseparable: 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. With the Padavanos, William experiences a newfound contentment; every moment in their house is filled with loving chaos. But then darkness from William's past surfaces, jeopardizing not only Julia's carefully orchestrated plans for their future, but the sisters' unshakeable devotion to one another. The result is a catastrophic family rift that changes their lives for generations. Will the loyalty that once rooted them be strong enough to draw them back together when it matters most? An exquisite homage to Louisa May Alcott's timeless classic, Little Women, Hello Beautiful is a profoundly moving portrait of what is possible when we choose to love someone not in spite of who they are, but because of it.

"Follows three generations of an Irish-American Catholic family who are jarred into crisis by an unexpected pregnancy. This [debut] novel is told through six different points of view, including those of the unmarried, pregnant Gracie, a local advice columnist; and her grandmother, the matriarch, who is struggling with her commitments to both the living and the dead. Within Arm's Reach is a ... reminder of how interconnected our lives are with those we love, how much more we inherit than wills decree, and how the ghosts of our ancestors walk by our sides every day"--

Gemeinschaft und Zugehörigkeit kennt William Waters nur vom Basketballplatz. Das ändert sich, als er am College die temperamentvolle Julia Padavano kennenlernt und sich in sie verliebt. Er, der eine unglückliche Kindheit erlebt hat, erfährt, was es heißt, eine Familie zu haben. Denn Julia und ihre drei Schwestern sind unzertrennlich und ihre Eltern immer präsent. William wird Teil des so herrlichen wie anstrengenden Chaos aus Liebe und Fürsorge. Zusammen überstehen die Schwestern den Tod des Vaters und den Weggang der Mutter. In allen Krisen geben sie einander Halt und erfreuen sich gemeinsam an Julias Glück mit William. Doch seine tiefe Einsamkeit wirft nicht nur Julias genau durchdachte Pläne für ihre gemeinsame Zukunft über den Haufen, sondern treibt auch die vier Schwestern auseinander - bis ein Schicksalsschlag ihren alten Zusammenhalt erfordert. Selten ist so mitreißend, so intelligent und zärtlich über Familie und Liebe, Schmerz und Heilung geschrieben worden, wie es Ann Napolitano in >Hallo, du Schöne< gelungen ist.»Glanzvoll. Napolitano widersteht dem Sentimentalen und gibt sich nie mit einfachen Antworten auf die emotionalen Schwierigkeiten ihrer Figuren zufrieden.« THE NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW

An einem Sommermorgen besteigen der zwölfjährige Edward und seine Familie ein Flugzeug, das sie von New York nach Los Angeles bringen soll. Auf halbem Weg über das Land, stürzt das Flugzeug ab. Edward ist von einhundertsiebenundachtzig Passagieren der einzige Überlebende. Was geschah in den Stunden davor? Wie geht sein Leben nach dem schmerzvollen Verlust weiter? >