B4Y BOOK CLUB
This month we are reading…
“Hello Beautiful” by Ann Napolitano
An emotionally layered and engrossing story of a family that asks: Can love make a broken person whole?
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 it’s a relief when his skill on the basketball court earns him a scholarship to college, far away from his childhood home. He soon meets Julia Padavano, a spirited and ambitious young woman who surprises William with her appreciation of his quiet steadiness. With Julia comes her family; she is inseparable from her three younger sisters: Sylvie, the dreamer, is happiest with her nose in a book and imagines a future different from the expected path of wife and mother; Cecelia, the family’s artist; and Emeline, who patiently takes care of all of them. Happily, the Padavanos fold Julia’s new boyfriend into their loving, chaotic household.
But then darkness from William’s past surfaces, jeopardizing not only Julia’s carefully orchestrated plans for their future, but the sisters’ unshakeable loyalty 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?
Vibrating with tenderness, Hello Beautiful is a gorgeous, profoundly moving portrait of what’s possible when we choose to love someone not in spite of who they are, but because of it.
We hope you’ll join us Tuesday, August 6th at 7:30pm.
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FOLLOWING IS THE LIST OF BOOKS WE ARE READING IN 2024 AS WELL AS OUR B4Y BOOKCLUB MEETING DATES…
In January we read: Sometimes I Lie by Alice Feeney and Meeting on February 6th, 2024
In February we are reading: Something Borrowed by Emily Giffin and Meeting on March 12th, 2024
In March we are reading: A Gentleman in Mosco by Amor Towles and Meeting on April 9th, 2024
In April we are reading: House of Spirits by Isabel Allede and Meeting on May 7th, 2024
In May we are reading: The Perfect Marriage by Jeneva Rose and Meeting on June 4th, 2024
In June we are reading: The Celebrants by Steven Rowley and Meeting on July 2nd, 2024
In July we are reading: Hello Beautiful by Ann Napolitano and Meeting on August 6th, 2024
In August we are reading: The Au Pair by Emma Rous and Meeting on September 3rd, 2024
In September we are reading: Summer Sisters by Judy Blume and Meeting on October 1st, 2024
In October we are reading: Personal Librarian by Marie Benedict and Meeting on November 5th, 2024
In November we are reading: Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus and Meeting on December 3rd 2024
Due to the busyness of the holidays, we will not be reading a book for December.