Join us this month when we'll be discussin g "Hello Beautiful" by Ann Napolitano.
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William Waters grew up in a house silenced by trag edy\, 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 Willia m with her appreciation of his quiet steadiness. With Julia comes her fami ly\; she is inseparable from her three younger sisters: Sylvie\, the dream er\, is happiest with her nose in a book and imagines a future different f rom the expected path of wife and mother\; Cecelia\, the family's artist\; and Emeline\, who patiently takes care of all of them. Happily\, the Pada vanos fold Julia's new boyfriend into their loving\, chaotic household. Bu t then darkness from William's past surfaces\, jeopardizing not only Julia 's carefully orchestrated plans for their future\, but the sisters' unshak eable loyalty to one another. The result is a catastrophic family rift tha t changes their lives for generations. Will the loyalty that once rooted t hem be strong enough to draw them back together when it matters most?
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