Description

Cat's Eye may be the story of Elaine Risley, a controversial painter who returns to Toronto, the town of her youth, for a retrospective of her art. Engulfed by vivid images of yesteryear, she reminisces in regards to a trio of girls who initiated her in to the fierce politics of childhood and its secret world of friendship, longing, and betrayal. Elaine must arrived at terms with her own identity as a an artist, a lover, a daughter, and a lady --but most importantly she must seek release from her haunting memories. Disturbing, hilarious, and compassionate, Cat's Eye is just a breathtaking novel of a lady grappling with the tangled knot of her life.