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A breathtaking novel of a woman grappling with the tangled knot of her life—from the bestselling author of The Handmaid's Tale and The Testaments Disturbing, humorous, and compassionate, Cat’s Eye is the story of Elaine Risley, a controversial painter who returns to Toronto, the city of her youth, for a retrospective of her art. Engulfed by vivid images of the past, she reminisces about a trio of girls who initiated her into the the fierce politics of childhood and its secret world of friendship, longing, and betrayal. Elaine must come to terms with her own identity as a daughter, a lover, an artist, and a woman—but above all she must seek release form her haunting memories.
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Cat's Eye, Margaret Atwood
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- Released
- 1998
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- Title
- Cat's Eye
- Language
- English
- Authors
- Margaret Atwood
- Publisher
- Anchor Books
- Released
- 1998
- Format
- Paperback
- Pages
- 480
- ISBN10
- 0385491026
- ISBN13
- 9780385491020
- Series
- Tags
- Fiction, Love, Family, Women, Contemporary Fiction, Classics, Friendship, USA, Gifts for women, Feminism, Literary Fiction, Coming Of Age, Canada, Childhood, Autobiographical Novels, Bullying, Canadian Literature, Childhood Friendship, Toronto, Novels about Artists, Canadian Novels, Toxic Friendship
- First published
- 1988
- Original title
- Cat's Eye
- Rating
- 3.95 out of 5
- Description
- A breathtaking novel of a woman grappling with the tangled knot of her life—from the bestselling author of The Handmaid's Tale and The Testaments Disturbing, humorous, and compassionate, Cat’s Eye is the story of Elaine Risley, a controversial painter who returns to Toronto, the city of her youth, for a retrospective of her art. Engulfed by vivid images of the past, she reminisces about a trio of girls who initiated her into the the fierce politics of childhood and its secret world of friendship, longing, and betrayal. Elaine must come to terms with her own identity as a daughter, a lover, an artist, and a woman—but above all she must seek release form her haunting memories.