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. 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' unshakable devotion to one another. The result is a catastrophic family rift that changes their lives for generations.
An exquisite homage to Louisa May Alcott's timeless classic Little Women, Helio 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.