From the Eyes of Mary Cassatt

One week away from publication, below you’ll find an excerpt from chapter one of my novel, The Cassatt Sisters, which I write in first-person, as Mary Cassatt. As you open the pages of my book, you’ll escape to Belle Époque Paris, to walk along the cobblestones of Montmartre, into Cassatt’s art studio and residence. You’ll get to know Mary’s sister and closest confidant, Lydia Cassatt, along with other artists in the Impressionist circle—especially Edgar Degas, Camille Pissarro, and Berthe Moris...