Hello Beautiful by Ann Napolitano is one of my favourite types of fiction – the family odyssey. Following the Padavano sisters, as they grow, change, find and lose love, Hello Beautiful is well written and a recommended read for the summer. I originally found it as part of @oprahsbookclub, I had expected it to be a more challenging read, as her books sometimes are. Instead I found it easy to get lost in and would spend hours at a time in the Chicago neighbourhood inhabited by the family. One of the reasons that I loved it is that it is an ode to my favourite book of all time, Little Women. The book also deals with mental health issues, specially depression, in a sensitive, but not sentimental manner.
If you enjoy coming of age stories, and literary fiction, then Hello Beautiful should be on your TBR pile.
Originally intended to simply focus on book reviews, over time, KaliDesautelsReads has morphed into its own entity.
I write about issues that are near to my heart, be they political, feminist, motherhood, mental health, or, as the title holds, books.
A thirty-something Canadian woman in my mid-thirties, I have been "super married" to my high school sweetheart since 2006, and together we have two crazy, clever, kind, hilarious, wonderful kids.
My first book - How Not To Blog: Finding Myself, One Post at a Time is available on Amazon (in eBook formats for you clever tech readers, and paperback for those of us who love that new book smell!)
I have tried a podcast - it's still on Apple and Google Podcasts - but writing is where my heart is.
My life changed dramatically when my husband was diagnosed with Stage 3 cancer in 2018, and I am now a writer for a leading Canadian Cancer Non-Profit.
I am lucky enough to have a family that loves me and pushes me to be my best, even if it is outside of my cushiony comfort zone. I have a village of friends that nourish me, mentally, and spiritually.
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