Hello Beautiful (Oprah's Book Club): A Novel
von Ann Napolitano
100th OPRAH WINFREY BOOK CLUB PICK 'Radiant and brilliantly crafted' New York Times ----- Best friends and sisters, the four Padavano girls bring loving chaos to their close-knit Italian American neighbourhood. 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, it's as if the world has lit up around him. With Julia comes her family: 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. But when darkness from William's past begins to block the light of his future, it is Sylvie, not Julia, who becomes his closest confidante. The result is a catastrophic rift that leaves the family inhabiting two sides of a fault line. Can they find their way back to each other? Can love make a broken family whole? ----- 'Beautiful, perceptive, wistful. I loved it' Miranda Cowley Heller, author of The Paper Palace 'Ann Napolitano's writing is astonishing' Marian Keyes, author of Grown Ups 'Another tender tearjerker... She helps us see ourselves - and each other - whole' Washington Post 'Napolitano's homage to Little Women, set in late-20th century Chicago, will prompt you to slow down as you read, never wanting the book to end' Oprah Quarterly 'A moving, tender family epic' Pandora Sykes
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Hello Beautiful (Oprah's Book Club): A Novel
von Ann Napolitano
100th OPRAH WINFREY BOOK CLUB PICK 'Radiant and brilliantly crafted' New York Times ----- Best friends and sisters, the four Padavano girls bring loving chaos to their close-knit Italian American neighbourhood. 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, it's as if the world has lit up around him. With Julia comes her family: 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. But when darkness from William's past begins to block the light of his future, it is Sylvie, not Julia, who becomes his closest confidante. The result is a catastrophic rift that leaves the family inhabiting two sides of a fault line. Can they find their way back to each other? Can love make a broken family whole? ----- 'Beautiful, perceptive, wistful. I loved it' Miranda Cowley Heller, author of The Paper Palace 'Ann Napolitano's writing is astonishing' Marian Keyes, author of Grown Ups 'Another tender tearjerker... She helps us see ourselves - and each other - whole' Washington Post 'Napolitano's homage to Little Women, set in late-20th century Chicago, will prompt you to slow down as you read, never wanting the book to end' Oprah Quarterly 'A moving, tender family epic' Pandora Sykes
Aktuelle Rezensionen(4)
Rezension von EvaEin sehr schönes Buch über Schwesternschaft und Familienbeziehungen
Rezension von MichelleUnglaublich rührende Geschichte. Es fühlte sich an wie eine Hommage an "Little Women". Und mit jeder weiteren Seite, die ich gelesen hab, hab ich mehr und mehr an den Figuren und ihren Schicksalen gehangen. Große Empfehlung!
Rezension von JulianeVielleicht hatte ich zu hohe Erwartungen aber ich bin nicht warm geworden mit dem Buch. Die Geschichte ist an sich schön aber sehr langatmig erzählt. Es fehlt mir persönlich komplett an Spannungsbögen. Vor allem durch die Perspektivenwechsel in denen zentrale Punkte wiederholt werden. Julia war mir nach einer Weile so unsympathisch, dass es mir vor jedem Kapitel mit ihr grauste. Die Perspektive von Alice als Kind fand ich dann völlig realitätsfern, denn hier hört man ganz klar die erwachsene Autorin schreiben und nicht eine 5 oder 11jähriges Mädchen.
Rezension von malinSo eine zärtliche Familiengeschichte, beinahe ein wenig märchenhaft, aber jenseits von Kitsch. Über dieses seltsam feste Band, das Familien zusammenhält.