Author Archives: Cathy Marie Buchanan

About Cathy Marie Buchanan

Cathy Marie Buchanan is the author of The Painted Girls, set in belle époque Paris and inspired by the real life model for Edgar Degas’s sculpture "Little Dancer Aged Fourteen." The novel has been selected as a People Magazine pick, been praised by Vogue and included on Entertainment Weekly’s Must List. The Painted Girls, debuted on the New York Times bestsellers list and is a #1 national bestseller in Canada. The Day the Falls Stood Still, her debut novel, is also a New York Times bestseller. Born and raised in Niagara Falls, Ontario, she now resides in Toronto.

Flowers of the Gutter: Ballet Companies as Brothels from Paris to Russia

Cathy Marie Buchanan on Degas, ballet and the sex scandals of the Bolshoi. Continue reading

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