She learned an important lesson early on: popular fiction can have an impact on people’s lives, an impact that goes beyond mere escapist entertainment. But Joy’s legitimate pride in her achievement is leavened by modesty, good humour and a lack of pretension. One of Canadian fiction’s most successful careers had been well and truly launched. It was the first time I ever made decent money as a writer.” “I remember when my agent called me to tell me that the book had sent people bananas at the Frankfurt Book Fair and that countries that normally never bought books there were paying fortunes for the rights. She was “thrilled” when Kiss Mommy Goodbye did take off. I had stopped worrying about what people wanted to read and had decided I would write something that was important to me.” “It’s hard to remember now - it’s such a long time ago - but I knew it was different. Even when writing it, she had become aware that she was onto something special. “It was the break-through book,” Joy says. After three earlier books, this was the one that changed Joy’s fortunes, topping the best-seller lists in Canada, and hitting the $150,000 mark in international sales. Kiss Mommy Goodbye was the suspenseful story of a divorced man who kidnaps his two young children and of a mother’s struggle to get them back. More than four decades have passed since Joy Fielding completed the novel that established her reputation. Joy Fielding’s latest novel, The Housekeeper, is her 30th. Success for her, though, is making a difference for readers. Joy Fielding is one of Canadian fiction’s most successful authors, with four decades of best-selling books to her credit.
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