Hello Beautiful

The first line is ominous:
“For the first six days of William Waters's life, he was not an only child.”

The first paragraph notes the event that changes the lives of the family members for generations:
“...they found her dead in her crib.”

William's parents close down. William is emotionally bereft.

It's shocking to me to see how this one death leads to the emotional deaths of so many. It is only when new life comes in the form of love and caring and compassion that a slow, fraught healing can begin.

A few of the things I took away from this book...how a life can have great importance to many through small acts of love, even though the life may not be recognized for this at the time...emotionally shutting down can devastate others...the power of love to revive a soul...

I'm glad I read this one. I will continue to think about William and the Padavano family.