Ann Napolitano

Kaunokaisia-romaanin kirjoittajan uutuus.”Erinomainen... oivaltava ja koskettava osoitus ihmismielen lannistumattomuudesta.”— PeopleEräänä kesäisenä aamuna 12-vuotias Edward Adler, hänen isoveljensä ja vanhempansa sekä 183 muuta matkustajaa nousevat lentokoneeseen. Kone ei kuitenkaan koskaan pääse perille Los Angelesiin: se putoaa, ja Edward on ainoa, joka jää eloon.Kaikki haluavat osansa Edwardista: onnettomuudessa kuolleiden läheiset janoavat kuulla rakkaistaan, jotkut kutsuvat Edwardin eloonjäämistä ihmeeksi, toiset seuraavat katkerina mediasirkusta. Edwardin tehtävänä on löytää itsensä uudelleen suuren menetyksen jälkeen. Miten todella elää elämää, kun jo siitä selviytyminen nipin napin tuntuu ylivoimaiselta?Ann Napolitano on yhdysvaltalainen kirjailija, joka asuu perheineen New Yorkin Brooklynissa. Hänen romaanistaan Kaunokaisia tuli välitön myyntimenestys niin Suomessa kuin maailmalla. Rakas Edward on Napolitanon kolmas romaani. Se sai inspiraationsa vuonna 2010 tapahtuneesta Afriqiyah Airwaysin lento-onnettomuudesta.

”Mestariteos... jää sydämeen ja mieleen kuin muisto jostain todellisesta.” - EevaSuurmenestys maailmalla: Oprah Winfrey valitsi Kaunokaisia-romaanin lukupiiriinsä, Barack Obama kesäkirjalistalleen ja miljoonat ihmiset omakseen.Surun särkemän kodin kasvatti William Waters tutustuu kunnianhimoiseen Julia Padavanoon. Julia on vanhin neljästä keskenään hyvin läheisestä sisaresta, ja Williamin elämä mullistuu, kun hänestä tulee osa kaoottista ja rakastavaa chicagolaisperhettä. Mutta elämä yllättää. Mitä kaikkea perhesiteet kestävät, ja mikä saa ne murtumaan?“Tässä mahtavassa perhesaagassa yksilölliset hahmot on kuvattu niin taidokkaasti, että he tulevat tutuiksi kuin parhaat ystävät - lukiessa tuntee kiitollisuutta, kun on päässyt heidän lähelleen. Napolitanon 1900-luvun lopun Chicagoon sijoittuva kunnianosoitus Pikku naisille saa lukemaan vitkastellen, koska kirjan ei halua loppuvan koskaan. Kun se loppuu, valmistaudu kyyneliin.” - Oprah QuarterlyAnn Napolitano on yhdysvaltalainen kirjailija, joka asuu perheineen New Yorkin Brooklynissa. Hänen neljännestä romaanistaan, Kaunokaisista, tuli välitön bestseller, ja romaanista hurmaantunut Oprah Winfrey valitsi sen kirjakerhonsa 100. kirjaksi. Kaunokaisia on Napolitanon ensimmäinen suomennettu teos.

”Mestariteos... jää sydämeen ja mieleen kuin muisto jostain todellisesta.” – EevaSuurmenestys maailmalla: Oprah Winfrey valitsi Kaunokaisia-romaanin lukupiiriinsä, Barack Obama kesäkirjalistalleen ja miljoonat ihmiset omakseen.Surun särkemän kodin kasvatti William Waters tutustuu kunnianhimoiseen Julia Padavanoon. Julia on vanhin neljästä keskenään hyvin läheisestä sisaresta, ja Williamin elämä mullistuu, kun hänestä tulee osa kaoottista ja rakastavaa chicagolaisperhettä. Mutta elämä yllättää. Mitä kaikkea perhesiteet kestävät, ja mikä saa ne murtumaan?“Tässä mahtavassa perhesaagassa yksilölliset hahmot on kuvattu niin taidokkaasti, että he tulevat tutuiksi kuin parhaat ystävät - lukiessa tuntee kiitollisuutta, kun on päässyt heidän lähelleen. Napolitanon 1900-luvun lopun Chicagoon sijoittuva kunnianosoitus Pikku naisille saa lukemaan vitkastellen, koska kirjan ei halua loppuvan koskaan. Kun se loppuu, valmistaudu kyyneliin.” – Oprah QuarterlyAnn Napolitano on yhdysvaltalainen kirjailija, joka asuu perheineen New Yorkin Brooklynissa. Hänen neljännestä romaanistaan, Kaunokaisista, tuli välitön bestseller, ja romaanista hurmaantunut Oprah Winfrey valitsi sen kirjakerhonsa 100. kirjaksi. Kaunokaisia on Napolitanon ensimmäinen suomennettu teos.

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - READ WITH JENNA BOOK CLUB PICK AS FEATURED ON TODAY - "Make sure you have tissues handy when you read this] sure-footed tearjerker" (NPR) about a young boy who must learn to go on after surviving tragedy, from the author of the Oprah's Book Club pick Hello Beautiful. Now streaming as an Apple TV+ series starring Connie Britton, written and executive produced by Jason Katims (Friday Night Lights and Parenthood) ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR: The Washington Post, Parade, LibraryReads What does it mean not just to survive, but to truly live? One summer morning, twelve-year-old Edward Adler, his beloved older brother, his parents, and 183 other passengers board a flight in Newark headed for Los Angeles. Among them are a Wall Street wunderkind, a young woman coming to terms with an unexpected pregnancy, an injured veteran returning from Afghanistan, a business tycoon, and a free-spirited woman running away from her controlling husband. Halfway across the country, the plane crashes. Edward is the sole survivor. Edward's story captures the attention of the nation, but he struggles to find a place in a world without his family. He continues to feel that a part of himself has been left in the sky, forever tied to the plane and all of his fellow passengers. But then he makes an unexpected discovery--one that will lead him to the answers of some of life's most profound questions: When you've lost everything, how do you find the strength to put one foot in front of the other? How do you learn to feel safe again? How do you find meaning in your life? Dear Edward is at once a transcendent coming-of-age story, a multidimensional portrait of an unforgettable cast of characters, and a breathtaking illustration of all the ways a broken heart learns to love again. Praise for Dear Edward "Dear Edward is that rare book that breaks your heart and stitches it back together during a reading experience that leaves you profoundly altered for the better."--Jodi Picoult, New York Times bestselling author of Mad Honey "Will lead you toward something wonderous, something profound."--Kevin Wilson, New York Times bestselling author of Now Is Not the Time to Panic

Kaunokaisia-romaanin kirjoittajan uutuus. ”Erinomainen... oivaltava ja koskettava osoitus ihmismielen lannistumattomuudesta.” — People Eräänä kesäisenä aamuna 12-vuotias Edward Adler, hänen isoveljensä ja vanhempansa sekä 183 muuta matkustajaa nousevat lentokoneeseen. Kone ei kuitenkaan koskaan pääse perille Los Angelesiin: se putoaa, ja Edward on ainoa, joka jää eloon. Kaikki haluavat osansa Edwardista: onnettomuudessa kuolleiden läheiset janoavat kuulla rakkaistaan, jotkut kutsuvat Edwardin eloonjäämistä ihmeeksi, toiset seuraavat katkerina mediasirkusta. Edwardin tehtävänä on löytää itsensä uudelleen suuren menetyksen jälkeen. Miten todella elää elämää, kun jo siitä selviytyminen nipin napin tuntuu ylivoimaiselta? Ann Napolitano on yhdysvaltalainen kirjailija, joka asuu perheineen New Yorkin Brooklynissa. Hänen romaanistaan Kaunokaisia tuli välitön myyntimenestys niin Suomessa kuin maailmalla. Rakas Edward on Napolitanon kolmas romaani. Se sai inspiraationsa vuonna 2010 tapahtuneesta Afriqiyah Airwaysin lento-onnettomuudesta.

Edvardu - dvanadtsjat, i vin schaslivchik. Jomu potalanilo vizhiti pislja aviatroschi. Starshij brat Dzhordan, batki ta sche 183 pasazhiri, jaki odnogo litnogo dnja sili na litak do Los-Andzhelesa, na zhal, zaginuli. Vagitna divchina, scho letit do svogo khloptsja. Vunderkind iz Voll-strit. Poranenij veteran, jakij povertajetsja z Afganistanu. Biznes-magnat iz chotirma kolishnimi druzhinami. ZHinka z dzvinochkami na spidnitsi. Dlja usikh nikh tsej polit vijavivsja ostannim. A Edvard vizhiv. Jogo istorija privernula uvagu suspilstva, ale khlopchikovi potribno navchitisja zhiti v tsij absoljutnij samotnosti, znajti sobi mistse u sviti bez sim'ji. Vin zhive z vidchuttjam, scho chastinka jogo zalishilasja u nebi, nazavzhdi priv'jazana do litaka j usikh jogo poputnikiv. Ale jakos nespodivana znakhidka v garazhi jogo djadka privodit do vidpovidej na dejaki z najglibshikh zapitan zhittja. Jak znajti sebe, koli ti vtrativ use? I jak ne prosto vizhiti, a zhiti po-spravzhnomu?PerekladachDarija Tsitsjura

"Napolitano kirjeldab elu kõrghetki ja madalseise hingekriipiva täpsusega." - Washington Post Vapustav perekonnalugu romaani "Kallis Edward" autorilt esitab küsimuse: kas armastus suudab parandada purunenud inimhinge? William Waters sirgus kodus, millele tragöödia oli vajutanud vaikuse pitseri ja kus tema vanemad olid vaevu võimelised ta poole vaatamagi, rääkimata tema armastamisest. Kui William esimesel kursusel südika ja ambitsioonika Julia Padavanoga kohtub, lööb ta maailm särama. Tüdrukuga tuleb kaasa tema perekond, sest Julia ja ta kolm õde on lahutamatud. Unistaja loomuga Sylvie on kõige õnnelikum raamatute seltsis, vaba vaimuga Cecelia on kunstnik ja kannatlik Emeline hoolitseb nende kõigi eest. Padavanode seltsis kogeb William uut laadi rahulolu; iga kaootiline hetk nende kodus on täis armastust. Ent Williami minevikuvarjud ähvardavad seada ohtu nii Julia hoolikalt kavandatud tuleviku kui ka õdede vääramatu kiindumuse üksteisesse. Katastroofilised sündmused löövad mõra mitme põlvkonna eludesse. Kas kunagisest sügavalt juurdunud lojaalsusest piisab, et neid elu kriitilisel hetkel taas kokku tuua? "Tere, kaunitar!" on kaunis ja õrn austusavaldus Louisa May Alcotti ajatule romaanile "Väikesed naised" ning kujutab liigutavalt võimalusi, mis avanevad, kui armastame inimest just sellisena, nagu ta on.Ann Napolitano on üks populaarsemaid USA kirjanikke. Tema kolmas romaan "Kallis Edward" ilmus 2022. aastal ka eesti keeles. "Tere, kaunitar!" on juba ilmunud pea kolmekümnes keeles.Ta on ka kirjandusajakirja One Story toimetaja. Ta lõpetas New Yorgi ülikooli kaunite kunstide magistri kraadiga; ta on õpetanud ilukirjanduse kirjutamist Brooklyni kolledzhi kaunite kunstide magistriõppes, New Yorgi ülikooli jätku- ja kutseõppekoolis ning Gotham Writers Workshopis. Ta elab koos abikaasa ja kahe lapsega Brooklynis. "Napolitano särav ja meisterlikult kirjutatud teos väldib kerget sentimentaalsust ega lepi lihtsate lahendustega emotsionaalselt keerukates olukordades, millega tema tegelased silmitsi seisavad." - New York Times Book Review "See on üks neid haruldasi romaane, mille erakordsed tegelased on nii kaunilt edasi antud, nagu oleksid nad sinu parimad sõbrad, ja sa oled tänulik, et saad viibida nende seltskonnas." - Oprah Quarterly "See raamat tuletab meelde kirjanduse kaasahaaravat jõudu ja täidab lugeja tänutundega, et on saanud seda kogeda." - Vogue "Padavanode lugu läheb hinge igale lugejale, kes armastab hoogsat perekonnasaagat." - Harper's Bazaar "Kas armastus suudab parandada purunenud inimest? See lihtne, kuid haarav küsimus on selle köitva ja tundeküllase draama keskmes." - Literary Hub "Ann Napolitano "Tere, kaunitar!" on kaunis ja nukralt igatsev. See on lugu perekonnast ja sõprusest, sellest, kuidas inimesed, kellega oleme seotud, võivad meid ka vabastada." - Miranda Cowley Heller "Napolitano tekst on nii ilus, nii terava tunnetusega, et hoidis mind lõpuni oma haardes. See lugu leiab palju austajaid." - Mary Beth Keane "Liigutav romaan perekonna ja armastuse, trauma ja tervenemise sügavatest seostest. Elegantselt kirjutatud teos uurib lojaalsuse ja aususe hinda ning väge." - Angie Kim "Sellest kaasahaaravast, tundeküllasest ja võrratult kirjutatud loost saab kindlasti aasta parima romaani kandidaat." - J. Ryan Stradal "See on lugu perekonnast ja õdedest ja jutuvestmisest, aga ka identiteedist, valesti läinud armastuse tagajärgedest ning sellest, kas armastust saab lunastada. Lugege seda raamatut! Te ei kahetse." - Therese Anne Fowler "Lahkus ja suuremeelsus on sõnad, mis mulle sellele raamatule mõeldes pähe tulevad." - Allegra Goodman

Uiljam vyros v dome, zamolkshem iz-za tragedii, ego roditeli s trudom mogli smotret na nego, ne govorja uzhe o tom, chtoby vykazyvat k nemu ljubov. S oblegcheniem on uezzhaet v universitet, gde vstrechaet Dzhuliju, tak nepokhozhuju ni na ego roditelej, ni na nego samogo, - otkrytuju, energichnuju, uverennuju, gljadjaschuju v buduschee, a ne v proshloe. U Dzhulii zamechatelnaja semja, ljubjaschie roditeli i tri sestry. Silvija - mechtatelnitsa, vechno pogruzhennaja v knigi. Tsetsilija - khudozhnitsa i chutochku buntarka. I tikhaja Emilen, kotoraja zabotitsja obo vsekh. Sestry ochen blizki, oni deljatsja drug s drugom i mysljami, i chuvstvami, i mechtami. Uiljamu v dikovinku stol teplye otnoshenija, on byl by schastliv vlitsja v takuju semju, no gde emu - zapertomu v neschastlivom proshlom. I vse zhe on okazyvaetsja okruzhen simpatiej, druzhboj i ljubovju. No odnazhdy tma iz detstva Uiljama podnimaetsja na poverkhnost i perevorachivaet ego novyj, uzhe ustojavshijsja ujutnyj mir, vzryvaja zaodno i garmoniju v seme chetyrekh sester. "Privet, krasavitsa" - roman o tom, sposobna li ljubov vozrodit slomlennogo cheloveka, mozhet li ona protivostojat ujazvlennomu samoljubiju, otchuzhdeniju, predatelstvu, nezhelaniju ponjat i prostit. Ochen moschnaja i v to zhe vremja schemjasche nezhnaja istorija, v kotoroj net pravykh i nepravykh, a est tolko zhizn vo vsekh ee udivitelnykh projavlenijakh.PEREVODCHIK: Aleksandr Sevastjanov

THE INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • OPRAH’S BOOK CLUB PICK • BARACK OBAMA SUMMER READ • MORE THAN ONE MILLION COPIES SOLD! ‘BEAUTIFUL, PERCEPTIVE, WISTFUL’ Miranda Cowley Heller‘ANN NAPOLITANO’S WRITING IS ASTONISHING’ Marian Keyes‘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?------------------------------------‘A luminously beautiful novel’ Observer‘I very nearly missed my stop on the train. It was that good’ Elle‘A novel of rare yet classic beauty’ i Paper‘A moving, tender family epic’ Pandora Sykes

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 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.

NATIONAL BESTSELLER - The tender and perceptive debut novel from the New York Times bestselling author of Hello Beautiful, about three generations of a large Catholic family jarred into crisis by an unexpected pregnancy "This stunning . . . exquisite, skillfully written gem addresses serious issues-e.g., guilt vs. loyalty, the past vs. the present-- but] remains hopeful and includes ample doses of humor and wit."--Library Journal (starred review) No one in my mother's family ever talks about anything that can be categorized as unpleasant or as having to do with emotions. . . . This spellbinding novel by bestselling author Ann Napolitano is a poignant reminder of how connected we are to those we love, even when we cannot find the words to say it. The unforgettable story of three generations of an Irish American family, Within Arm's Reach is another rich and deeply satisfying novel from the author who captured the many dimensions of grief in Dear Edward and the unbreakable bonds of sisterhood in Hello Beautiful.

NATIONAL BESTSELLER - The tender and perceptive debut novel from the New York Times bestselling author of Hello Beautiful, about three generations of a large Catholic family jarred into crisis by an unexpected pregnancy "This stunning . . . exquisite, skillfully written gem addresses serious issues-e.g., guilt vs. loyalty, the past vs. the present-- but] remains hopeful and includes ample doses of humor and wit."--Library Journal (starred review) No one in my mother's family ever talks about anything that can be categorized as unpleasant or as having to do with emotions. . . . This spellbinding novel by bestselling author Ann Napolitano is a poignant reminder of how connected we are to those we love, even when we cannot find the words to say it. The unforgettable story of three generations of an Irish American family, Within Arm's Reach is another rich and deeply satisfying novel from the author who captured the many dimensions of grief in Dear Edward and the unbreakable bonds of sisterhood in Hello Beautiful.

THE INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • OPRAH’S BOOK CLUB PICK • BARACK OBAMA SUMMER READ • MORE THAN ONE MILLION COPIES SOLD! ‘BEAUTIFUL, PERCEPTIVE, WISTFUL’ Miranda Cowley Heller‘ANN NAPOLITANO’S WRITING IS ASTONISHING’ Marian Keyes‘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?------------------------------------‘A luminously beautiful novel’ Observer‘I very nearly missed my stop on the train. It was that good’ Elle‘A novel of rare yet classic beauty’ i Paper‘A moving, tender family epic’ Pandora Sykes

100th OPRAH WINFREY BOOK CLUB PICK 'Radiant and brilliantly crafted' New York Times ----- A rich, compassionate tale of four sisters and the love affair that fractures their family Best friends and sisters, the four Padavano girls are seen as inseparable by everyone in their close-knit Italian-American neighbourhood. Julia, the eldest, is the 'rocket' of the family - she always has a destination in mind and clear plans for how to get there. Sylvie, the dreamer, is happiest with her nose in a book, dreaming of the kind of love you only read about in literature. Cecelia and Emmeline, the twins, are the artist and the caregiver. From childhood, the four sisters complete each other. When Julia falls in love with William Waters, a history student and college sports star, she's delighted by the way her plans for adulthood are coming to fruition: a husband, a house, a family of her own. 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 - and the ensuing betrayal tears the sisters apart. Heart-breaking and heart-mending, HELLO BEAUTIFUL paints a vivid portrait of the unique bond and devastating betrayals of sisterhood.

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - OPRAH'S BOOK CLUB PICK - MORE THAN ONE MILLION COPIES SOLD From the author of Dear Edward comes a "powerfully affecting" (People) family story that asks: Can love make a broken person whole? "Another tender tearjerker . . . Napolitano chronicles life's highs and lows with aching precision."--The Washington PostONE OF THE CHICAGO PUBLIC LIBRARY'S TEN BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR: The New York Times Book Review, NPR, The Washington Post, Time, Vogue, Glamour, Harper's Bazaar, New York Post, She Reads, Bookreporter 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 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.

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - OPRAH'S BOOK CLUB PICK - MORE THAN ONE MILLION COPIES SOLD From the author of Dear Edward comes a "powerfully affecting" (People) family story that asks: Can love make a broken person whole? "Another tender tearjerker . . . Napolitano chronicles life's highs and lows with aching precision."--The Washington PostONE OF THE CHICAGO PUBLIC LIBRARY'S TEN BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR: The New York Times Book Review, NPR, The Washington Post, Time, Vogue, Glamour, Harper's Bazaar, New York Post, She Reads, Bookreporter 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 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.