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  • Written by: Sally Field
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  • Length: 10 hrs and 41 mins
  • 4.6 out of 5 stars (313 ratings)

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In Pieces

Written by: Sally Field
Narrated by: Sally Field
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Publisher's Summary

In this intimate, haunting literary memoir and New York Times Notable Book of the year, an American icon tells her own story for the first time - about a challenging and lonely childhood, the craft that helped her find her voice, and a powerful emotional legacy that shaped her journey as a daughter and a mother.

One of the most celebrated, beloved, and enduring actors of our time, Sally Field has an infectious charm that has captivated the nation for more than five decades, beginning with her first TV role at the age of 17. From Gidget's sweet-faced "girl next door" to the dazzling complexity of Sybil to the Academy Award-worthy ferocity and depth of Norma Rae and Mary Todd Lincoln, Field has stunned audiences time and time again with her artistic range and emotional acuity.

Yet there is one character who always remained hidden: the shy and anxious little girl within. With raw honesty and the fresh, pitch-perfect prose of a natural-born writer, and with all the humility and authenticity her fans have come to expect, Field brings listeners behind-the-scenes for not only the highs and lows of her star-studded early career in Hollywood, but deep into the truth of her lifelong relationships - including her complicated love for her own mother.

Powerful and unforgettable, In Pieces is an inspiring and important account of life as a woman in the second half of the 20th century.

©2018 Sally Field (P)2018 Hachette Audio

What the critics say

"Actor Sally Field, who has won two Academy Awards, delivers a powerhouse performance of her first memoir. Her aging timbre doesn't detract from the sensitivity that her personal narration brings to the story of her troubled childhood, early television roles, and ultimate success as a sophisticated and well-modulated actor and producer." (AudioFile)

"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)

"Field lays it all on the line...In Pieces is an indelible portrait of a woman we all thought we knew." (Auburn Citizen)

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Beautifully read beautiful story

I have listened to many audible books that I have enjoyed but this is the first time that I felt compelled to write a review ..I did not want it to be over! Sally Field’s voice is mesmerizing & so emotional that I felt like I was watching her life movie as she spoke. Thank you Sally Field And thank you Audible:)

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This is a very well narrated and beautifully written book.
If you loved her performance in Steel Magnolias, she brings the same raw depth into this book.
Highly recommend.

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Great Reading

Couldn't stop listening. Hilarious, especially when she met the Monkeys. Hard workinh lady who became a siccess.

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Beautifully written and told

Wow... this made me want to read more Sally! Very skillful writer, and what better than to hear her tell her own story! Loved it!!!

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Although she is obviously not one to read reviews lol

Ms. Field’s story is engaging without sensationalizing the truth that she reveals about her life. Her life as a daughter and mother is the real story with the ‘work’ really a background on which to lay her story against. I enjoyed the honesty of her telling.

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Heart wrenching, and brutally honest

It must have taken so much strength to pull all of this out to look at it again and share it.
What a shame that she wasn't able to enjoy so many wonderful and well deserved moments.

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In Pieces ....a story of survival

I loved this audio book. Sally Field survived and overcame so many difficulties in her life but emerged as a stronger, spiritually aware woman with more depth than one would realize until you hear her story.

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Deeply moving!

Sally is truly an excellent writer! Her wonderfully honest and human memoir will remain with me! I am so honoured to have been allowed into her life through the pages!

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Raw, Real and Beautiful

Sally Field was a wonderful narrator for her story, particularly throughout some of the more painful parts of her life. It was enlightening and heart warming that she was able to find herself and her mother throughout her journey. Top notch all the way.

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touching memoir which resonated with me

I really enjoyed hearing about Sally's career and personal life . I immediately was captivated by her issues with her relationship with her mother . the ending was good and made me cry. Having gone thorough a difficult relationship with my mother for other reasons I could relate to her emotions and feelings towards their relationship and difficulties with it.

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