TEHRAN-The Persian translation of the novel “Hello Beautiful” written by the American author Ann Napolitano has been released in the bookstores across Iran.

Translated by Sareh Khosravi, the book has been published by Aamout Publication in 520 pages, ISNA reported.

A New York Times bestseller, it is a powerfully affecting family story that asks: Can love make a broken person whole? In this tender tearjerker, Napolitano chronicles life’s highs and lows with aching precision.

Originally published in 2023, the book was one of the Chicago Public Library’s ten best books of the year as well as a best book of the year chosen by The New York Times Book Review, NPR, The Washington Post, Time, Vogue, Glamour, Harper’s Bazaar, New York Post, She Reads, and Bookreporter.

The story is about William Waters who 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.

Napolitano, 52, has written four successful novels. For seven years, Napolitano was the associate editor of the literary magazine One Story, and she received an MFA from New York University. She has taught fiction writing at Brooklyn College’s MFA program, New York University’s School of Continuing and Professional Studies, and Gotham Writers Workshop.

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