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Cat's Eye

Margaret Atwood (1989)

SubgenreMagical Realism
Age groupAdult 18+
Content ratingPG-13
Pages (Standard (250-400))
Setting
CSM age16
Goodreads4.04

Content levels

ViolenceMild
Sexual contentMild
LanguageMild

Protagonist archetypes

Coming-of-Age Protagonist

Synopsis

**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.

Tags

Literary FictionFeminist LiteraturePsychological FictionContemporary Fiction