Cat's eye

Description

**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 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 from her haunting memories. Disturbing, hilarious, and compassionate, Cat's Eye is a breathtaking novel of a woman grappling with the tangled knot of her life.

Description

It is the story of Elaine Risley, a controversial painter who returns to 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 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 from her haunting memories.

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Genres

• Fiction

Other Editions

• Cat's eyeAnchor Books1998-01-01
• Cat's eyeMcClelland and Stewart1988-01-01
• Cat's EyeAudio CassetteBrand: Bantam Audio1989-11-01
• Cat's eyeG.K. Hall1990-01-01
• Ojo de gatoPaperbackEdiciones B1990-01-01
• Oeil-de-chatPaperbackEditions 841993-03-05