TOUCH NOT THE CAT - Softcover

Stewart, Mary

3.94

7,928 ratings by Goodreads

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0449232018 ISBN 13: 9780449232019

Publisher: Fawcett, 1981

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Bryony Ashley knows that her family's grand estate is both hell and paradise -- once elegant and beautiful, yet mired in debt and shrouded in shadow. Devastated by her father;s sudden strange death abroad, she is nonetheless relieved to learn the responsibility of running Ashley Court has fallen to a cousin. Still, her father's final, dire warning about a terrible family curse haunts her days and her dreams.

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Review:

Another excellent, gripping novel . . . unfolds a strange tale of disappearing relatives traced through thought patterns all spiced up with love and violence. (Colchester Evening Gazette)

Another winner for Mary Stewart and her heroines (Evening Standard)

From opening to finale, this zestful romantic adventure grips, amuses, frightens and delights (Sunday Telegraph)

When it comes to writing racy and intelligent thinkers then Mary Stewart challenges the dominance of those mere males Alistair Maclean and Desmond Bagley. And her latest bestseller . . . should have her many fans purring with delight. (Peterborough Evening Telegraph)

Superb . . . Her characters have depth. Her villains are satisfyingly violent but her lovers are tender. She writes with rare economy and elegance. (Daily Mail)

History mingles with mystery in this story which fast becomes compulsive reading. (Birminghim Evening Mail)

It'll keep you guessing to the end. (Sunday Post, Glasgow)

One of Mary Stewart's best - so good that even if it rains, you will still enjoy your holiday! (Daily Mail)

Mary Stewart is magic (The New York Times)

Book Description:

Magic and romance in an ancient grange where danger lurks behind every shadow

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