Pieces of Her
Author; Karin Slaughter
See all books at www.karinslaughter.com
Synopsis;
Mother. Hero. Liar. Killer?
How can you tell, when all you have is Pieces of Her?
Andrea Cooper knows everything about her mother Laura. She’s knows she’s spent her whole life in the small beachside town of Belle Isle; she knows she’s never wanted anything more than to live a quiet life as a pillar of the community; she knows she’s never kept a secret in her life. Because we all know our mothers, don’t we?
But all that changes when a Saturday afternoon trip to the mall explodes into violence and Andrea suddenly sees a completely different side to Laura. Because it turns out that before Laura was Laura, she was someone completely different. For nearly thirty years she’s been hiding from her previous identity, lying low in the hope that no one will ever find her. But now she’s been exposed, and nothing will ever be the same again.
Twenty-four hours later Laura is in the hospital, shot by an intruder who’s spent thirty years trying to track her down and discover what she knows. Andrea is on a desperate journey following the breadcrumbs of her mother’s past. And if she can’t uncover the secrets hidden there, there may be no future for either one of them. . . .
Thoughts;
This book started slowly but quickly went forward.
It took me a minute to put it all together. It was such a good book and they made a Netflix show out of it. I watched it (review below) and it was different but still really good.
Normally I don't get too invested in what the character is doing, I trust the book and the story, but Andy really irritated me. She did everything opposite of what she was told, which in the grand scheme of things made for a great story.
Pieces of Her
Came out; 2022
Time; TV Series
Watched: Netflix
Rated: TV-MA
IMDB Rating; 6.3/10
Caution; Spoiler Alert
Staring;
Toni Collette as Laura Oliver
Bella Heathcote as Andy Oliver
Jessica Barden as Jane
Joe Dempsie as Nick
Omari Hardwick as Gordon Oliver
David Wenham as Jasper Queller
Terry O'Quinn as Martin Queller
Gil Birmingham as Charlie Bass
Catherine McClements as Grace Juno
Jacob Scipio as Michael Vargas
Nicholas Burton as Andrew Queller
Story Line;
When a Saturday afternoon trip to the mall with her mother suddenly explodes into violence, an adrift young woman's perception of her mother is forever changed. As figures from her mother's past start to resurface, she is forced to go on the run and on that journey, begins to piece together the truth of her mother's previous identity and uncovers secrets of her childhood
Thoughts:
I watched this while reading the book. There are marked differences between the two on the story line.
What was nice about watching this is that they went into more detail about the past. What got everyone to where they were now.
Honestly it was just as good as the book. I couldn't put the book down and I couldn't wait to continue watching this.
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