MISSING PIECES [Hardcover]

Joy Fielding (Author)

Product Details

• Hardcover: 768 pages
• Publisher: Doubleday; 1St Edition edition (1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1568654472
• ISBN-13: 978-1568654478
• Product Dimensions: 8.2 x 5.6 x 1.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.6 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (49 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,332,158 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Joy Fielding is the author of the New York Times bestsellers Still Life, Charley's Web, Heartstopper, See Jane Run, and other acclaimed novels. She divides her time between Toronto and Palm Beach, Florida.

Customer Reviews

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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Fast-paced contemporary fun-reading, a real pleasure, September 20, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Missing Pieces (Mass Market Paperback)

This book is a nice break from more serious heavy reading. Any woman over 30 who has ever had a child, husband, mother or sister must read this. Humerous yet with a fast paced plot. I read it in a 24 hour period. The characters are fun and believable and lovable. This was my first Joy Fielding book and I will certainly seek out others.

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars What ARE the "missing pieces?", January 10, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Missing Pieces (Mass Market Paperback)

The story itself wasn't as interesting as its title was. It is mainly about a family therapist, Kate Sinclair, who struggles with her defiant teenage daughter, her stepsister who falls in love with a man who killed thirteen women, and her former high school sweetheart who still attracts her very much. The story is written from Kate's point of view. It has unnecessary repetitions that don't have anything to do with the main theme, which is finding the missing pieces. For example, Kate and her sister goes to the criminal's trial every time. But nothing happens. It is only written about how Kate Sinclair feels about everything from her point of view. For example, there is a part when Kate complains about how she cannot have a normal sister like everyone else. Also, I didn't understand the ending because the author clearly didn't state what the missing pieces were. It was boring because there weren't any exciting parts where you didn't want to put the book down. Every chapter seemed the same to me except for the parts when some killings occured.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Once again, Joy Fielding did not disappoint, June 17, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Missing Pieces (Mass Market Paperback)

Having read several of Fielding's previous books, I was anticipating a thoughtful and mesmerizing novel - I was not disappointed! I found "Missing Pieces" hard to put down and entertaining throughout. I liked her style of closely examining Kate and her family members while keeping up the suspense. Perhaps I could relate to this novel because I am similarly situated to Kate, with a teenage daughter. Although I thought she made some poor choices in overlooking or ignoring her family members' behavior, I found this totally believable. It is hard to see what you don't want to be present in family members.