The Painted Girls by Cathy Marie Buchanan

The rope noose that brought death was still looped around the neck. I could not lift my gaze from the gentle face-the finely creased skin, the matted hair, the beard stubble that appeared as freshly grown as that of any man. I could not lift my gaze from the gentl …more In 2002, I opened the newspaper to see a photograph of an unnervingly well-preserved 2000-year-old human body. ).moreĬathy Marie Buchanan In 2002, I opened the newspaper to see a photograph of an unnervingly well-preserved 2000-year-old human body. She lives in Toronto.Ĭonnect with Cathy Marie on Facebook (. Buchanan holds a BSc (Honours Biochemistry) and an MBA from Western University, and recently became a certified yoga instructor. Her work has been translated into nine languages.

Her debut novel, The Day the Falls Stood Still, was a New York Times bestseller, a Barnes & Noble Recommends selection and a Canada Reads Top 40 Essential Canadian Novels of the Decade. Her previous novel, The Painted Girls, was a New York Times bestseller, a #1 national bestseller in Canada, and was named a best book of the year by NPR, Good Housekeeping and Goodreads. Her most recent, Daughter of Black Lake, was chosen as a Best Fiction for Fall by Entertainment Weekly and Parade magazine. Buchanan holds a BSc (Honours Biochemistry) and an MBA from Western University, and recently became a New York Times bestseller and book club favourite Cathy Marie Buchanan is the author of three novels. New York Times bestseller and book club favourite Cathy Marie Buchanan is the author of three novels.

The Painted Girls by Cathy Marie Buchanan