William grew up in a house silenced by tragedy, his parents could hardly bear to look at him, let alone show him love. He leaves for university with relief, where he meets Julia, who is so unlike his parents and himself—open, energetic, confident, looking to the future, not the past. Julia has a wonderful family, loving parents, and three sisters. Sylvia is a dreamer, always immersed in books. Cecilia is an artist and a bit of a rebel. And the quiet Emilene, who takes care of everyone. The sisters are very close, sharing thoughts, feelings, and dreams with each other. For William, such warm relationships are alien; he would be happy to blend into such a family, but where could he—trapped in an unhappy past. Yet he finds himself surrounded by affection, friendship, and love. But one day, the darkness from William's childhood rises to the surface and turns his new, already established cozy world upside down, blowing apart the harmony in the family of four sisters. “Hello, beautiful” is a novel about whether love can revive a broken person, whether it can withstand wounded pride, alienation, betrayal, and the unwillingness to understand and forgive. A very powerful yet hauntingly tender story, in which there are no right or wrong, but only life in all its amazing manifestations.
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