Edgar Degas's famous sculpture, 'Little Dancer Aged Fourteen,' served as my muse for 'The Painted Girls.' I came upon a television documentary on the work, and as someone who held the sculpture in high esteem and who largely considered ballet… — Cathy Marie Buchanan Copy Share Image
“Tom said, "You should go. You could use a friend." It was not anything I had not thought myself. Still, hearing it aloud made… — Cathy Marie Buchanan Copy Share Image
Just when you think you’ve got Arranged figured out, time and again Catherine McKenzie delivers the flawless, unexpected twist that keeps you glued to… — Cathy Marie Buchanan Copy Share Image
Christina Baker Kline writes exquisitely about two unlikely friends—one, a 91-year-old survivor of the grinding poverty of rural Ireland, immigrant New York and the… — Cathy Marie Buchanan Copy Share Image
“In those clouds I have seen aberrations-flecks of shimmering silver, orbs of color a shade more intense than their surroundings. I have seen them… — Cathy Marie Buchanan Copy Share Image
I really became convinced I wanted to tell the story of the real-life model for the Degas sculpture 'Little Dancer Aged 14,' which was… — Cathy Marie Buchanan Copy Share Image
“Willfulness, such as yours, is exactly what a girl needs to raise herself up to do something useful with her life.” — Cathy Marie Buchanan Copy Share Image
“Maman drops to her knees, grasps the hem of Monsieur LeBlanc’s greatcoat. “You cannot turn us out. My daughters, all three good girls, you… — Cathy Marie Buchanan Copy Share Image
Growing up in Niagara Falls, Ontario, I took classes as a young girl and became very serious about ballet, and also performed with a… — Cathy Marie Buchanan Copy Share Image
I feel that if you made your writing too contrived to meet the market, it wouldn't be any good. — Cathy Marie Buchanan Copy Share Image
I'm very comfortable with tweeting, I have a very active author Facebook page, I Skype book clubs all over the world. — Cathy Marie Buchanan Copy Share Image
“She was lost to me, a sister who did not love her sister anymore. Such a stupid thing, striking that match.” — Cathy Marie Buchanan Copy Share Image
