Kaleidoscope (novel)
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Kaleidoscope is a 1987 novel by Danielle Steel
, published by Delacorte Press (see 1987 in literature
). It was adapted into an NBC
television movie in 1990 starring Jaclyn Smith
and Perry King
.
. The story features the events of each girl's life. Separated after the death of their parents, each one is raised quite differently. They are later reunited by a family friend: the lawyer who placed them in the homes where they spent their childhoods. They later find out that he is part of the reason why their father killed their mother.
Danielle Steel
Danielle Fernandes Dominique Schuelein-Steel , better known as Danielle Steel, is an American romantic novelist and author of mainstream dramas....
, published by Delacorte Press (see 1987 in literature
1987 in literature
The year 1987 in literature involved some significant events and new books.-Events:*Tom Wolfe was paid $5 million for the film rights to his novel, The Bonfire of the Vanities, the most ever earned by an author, at the time.-Fiction:...
). It was adapted into an NBC
NBC
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television movie in 1990 starring Jaclyn Smith
Jaclyn Smith
Jacquelyn Ellen "Jaclyn" Smith is an American actress and businesswoman. She is best-known for the role of Kelly Garrett in the television series Charlie's Angels, and was the only original female lead to remain with the series for its complete run...
and Perry King
Perry King
Perry Firestone King is an American television and film actor. King played the role of Cody Allen on the detective series Riptide from 1983 to 1986.-Early life:...
.
Plot
The story revolves around three sisters born to a French mother and an American GI father. The father kills the mother and then commits suicideSuicide
Suicide is the act of intentionally causing one's own death. Suicide is often committed out of despair or attributed to some underlying mental disorder, such as depression, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, alcoholism, or drug abuse...
. The story features the events of each girl's life. Separated after the death of their parents, each one is raised quite differently. They are later reunited by a family friend: the lawyer who placed them in the homes where they spent their childhoods. They later find out that he is part of the reason why their father killed their mother.