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The Art of Seeing
A novel by Cammie McGovern
Scribner, 2002
ISBN: 0743228359

Book description coming soon.

“True and moving, McGovern parses the ways in which the illusions of celebrity affect a whole family and community as well.”   New York Times Book Review

“Eloquent…the author is a wry and keen observer of sibling love and rivalry—and Hollywood hypocrisy.”     People Magazine

“A reading group would have a field day with this elegant and complex study of two sisters.”   Atlantic Monthly  

“In this unusually accomplished first novel,   Cammie McGovern explores the sister's intense interdependence, the roles they require each other to play, and the unintended influence of their expectations and experiences on each other's lives…” Christina Schwartz,   Drowning Ruth

“Heartfelt and accomplished…McGovern finds, in sisterhood, all of the passion, pain and mystery usually reserved for stories about romantic or parental love.   Her writing is precise and composed, but this doesn't mask the unusual intensity with which she treats sibling love and rivalry.”     Laura Demanski,   Chicago Tribune Book Review

“Lively, observant, and wonderfully readable…”   Charles Baxter, Feast of Love

“The Art of Seeing is a beautiful, compelling, and engulfing novel.”   Lily King, The Pleasing Hour and English Teacher