num_pages: 462
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, and artist, and 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 knots of her life.
language: English
title: Cat's Eye
titlecomplete: Cat's Eye
genres: Canada, Coming Of Age, Literary Fiction, Novels, Literature, Classics, Feminism, Adult, Fiction, Contemporary
ratings_count: 66976
places: Toronto, Ontario, Canada, Ontario
awards: awardedAt: 599644800000
name: Booker Prize
publisher: Anchor