Kaleidoscope

by Danielle Steel

Book Overview

When a beautiful young Frenchwoman and a brilliant American actor meet in wartime Paris, their love begins like a fairy tale but ends in tragedy. Suddenly orphaned, their three children are cruelly... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0385295944
• ISBN13: 9780385295949
• Release Date: October 1987
• Publisher: Delacorte Press
• Length: 395 Pages
• Weight: 0.86 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.4" x 6.5" x 9.5"

Customer Reviews

The Worst and Best Happen to Danielle Steel's characters!

I read this in celebration of Danielle Steel's 50th book. What an anniversary for her! This book, originally printed in 1987, is timely today just as it was then, detailing the heart-wrenching story of three sisters, torn from each other at a young age. Each sister went to a different family and had a different upbringing, with the oldest having been beaten and raped in her experiences in foster homes. Finally making it on their own, they are brought out of their lives in their thirties and are brought together by the very man who separated them, after he hires a private investigator to find them.Little does the man know a big surprise is in store for him at the reunion. The sisters reunite and swear never to stray far again.A TV movie was made of the book, with Jacklyn Smith playing the oldest daughter. A very compelling movie, taken very carefully from the book and shown in a sequence of flashbacks.An excellent book!

Very Good

I bought this book when it first came out (1987) so I don't remember all the details, but I know that the book was very dramatic, emotional, and heartwrenching. I still remember the characters all very well, and some of the things they went through. I liked the 3 sisters a lot, even though I wished they all weren't perfectly beautiful. The violence in the home, and the scene were the girls were split up were well portrayed and felt very real. I also like their reunion--it wasn't all sweet and wonderful like they always show it on TV. I'm glad Ms. Steel put in a character who had some major flaws and yet was a lovable and sympathetic person despite it. Probably one of her best books (the original had the nicest cover I've ever seen too.)

A Classic!

I know this is an old Steel novel, but it was just as good, if not better than her new work. I had already seen the movie version of this novel, but the book was 100 times better, as always. If you'r e a Danielle Steel fan and you haven't read this novel, I strongly recommend it.

Her best book yet!!!!!!!!!!

i love this book!!!!! the rape scenes were kinda sick, but unfortunatly, rape is something that happens everyday. pretending it does not exist will only make the problem worse.

One of the best books I have ever read.

This book was very moving. Some of the text drove me to tears. This was one of the best books I have ever read. I could not bring myself to put it down. Ms. Steel is truly a brilliant author. She captured in print the eldest daughter's pain: her abuse when she was growing up and trying to find her sisters. I cried when she was finally reunited with her family. I applaud Ms. Steel for writting a great book