Cat's Eye is a 1988 novel by Canadian writer Margaret Atwood about fictional painter Elaine Risley, who vividly reflects on her childhood and teenage years.

Read 4344 reviews from the world's largest community for readers. Cat's Eye is the story of Elaine Risley, a controversial painter who returns to Toronto,…

Disturbing, hilarious, and compassionate, Cat's Eye is a breathtaking novel of a woman grappling with the tangled knot of her life. From the Back Cover.

Jun 23, 2023 · The novel opens in a really clever and intriguing way – Elaine is looking back on her childhood friendships and the impression we are left with ...

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...

Elaine finds life in the Toronto suburbs bewildering because being a girl has too many rules she doesn't understand. Nevertheless, she makes friends with three ...

Dec 27, 2020 · In Cat's Eye, the women have power and agency; they can be victimized and they can victimize others. It's affording a type of equality that ...

Alice McDermott is the author of two novels, ''A Bigamist's Daughter'' and ''That Night.'' DIFFERENT BRANDS OF MEANNESS. The Toronto of ''Cat's Eye'' is a state ...

Cat's Eye is a breathtaking novel of a woman grappling with the tangled knot of her life. ; About the author · Margaret Atwood is the author of more than fifty ...