En este íntimo y travieso recuerdo literario, un icono americano le dice su historia por primera vez, y en sus propias palabras maravillosas -sobre una infancia difícil y solitaria, la artesanía que le ayudó a encontrar su voz, y un poderoso legado emocional que formó su viaje como una hija y una madre. Uno de los actores más celebracidos, queridos y duraderos de nuestro tiempo, Sally Field tiene un encanto infeccioso que ha cautivado a la nación durante más de cinco décadas, empezando por su primer papel de TV a la edad de 17 años. Desde la dulce cara de Gidget "chica al lado de la puerta" hasta la deslumbrante complejidad de Sybil hasta la ferocidad y profundidad de Norma Rae y Mary Todd Lincoln, el campo ha impresionado a los públicos una y otra vez con su gama artística y su agitación emocional. Sin embargo, hay un personaje que siempre permanece oculto: la chica leña y ansiosa en el interior. Con honestidad cruda y la fresca sonda perfecta de un escritor nacido de forma natural, y con toda la humildad y autenticidad que sus fans han llegado a esperar, Field trae lectores detrás de las escenas no sólo para los altos y los lazos de su carrera temprana estrella en Hollywood, sino profundamente en la verdad de sus relaciones de vida, incluyendo su complicado amor por su propia madre. Potente e inolvidable, en piezas es una cuenta inspiradora e importante de la vida como mujer en la segunda mitad del siglo XX.
"Raw and revealing...In her book, seven years in the writing, [Field] examines the complex relationship with her "perfectly imperfect" mother, Margaret. That is the thread that holds her story together: the woman who often held her together....[Sally Field] is not a woman who will keep quiet any longer. And that's a good thing. She still has a lot to say."--
AARP"A classic in the making - the kind that will land on the bestseller list...and stay on shelves for years to come."--
Boris Kachka, New York MagazineNEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER
"In Pieces is extraordinary....raw, brutally honest, introspective."--
Pajiba"Field holds nothing back...This powerful, timely narrative resonates with pain and triumph."
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Library Journal, Best Books of 2018"Fantastic."--
Chicago Tribune"Award-winning actress Sally Field could have written a typically dishy Hollywood memoir. But her book, In Pieces, is an intensely personal, vulnerable accounting of her life and career. Field's meditations on memory, fear and love will leave you shattered. Her lyrical prose and sly humor will glue you back together again."--
NPR, Best Books of 2018"Field fuels this aching, lyrical memoir with frankness about her emotional childhood, her conflicted relationship with the late Burt Reynolds, and how acting helped her interpret life in all its pain and beauty."--
Entertainment Weekly "I adored Sally Field's recent memoir,
In Pieces. Although it deals with really heavy subject matter - sexual violence, childhood trauma - which made me step away for a break at times, her writing is so captivating. It brings you right into the moment, even moments that took place decades ago, and brings you along on her journey of admitting truths to herself about all of the trauma she has experienced. Her descriptions of acting - as her emotional release, her true love, her craft - were beautiful, especially interwoven with what was occurring in her personal life. What a remarkable woman. (PS: This book made me call my mom and thank her for being my mom.)"--
Buzzfeed"A memoir
as soulful, wryly witty, and lyrical as it is candid and courageous... Eye-opening and deeply affecting... Arresting in its dark disclosures, vitality, humour, and grace, Field's
deeply felt and beautifully written memoir illuminates the experiences and emotions on which she draws as an exceptionally charismatic, empathic, and powerful artist."--
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