Touch Not the Cat - Hardcover

Stewart, Mary

3.94

8,144 ratings by Goodreads

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0340201576 ISBN 13: 9780340201572

Publisher: Trafalgar Square, 1976

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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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About the Author:

Mary Stewart was one of the 20th century's bestselling and best-loved novelists. She was born in Sunderland, County Durham in 1916, but lived for most of her life in Scotland, a source of much inspiration for her writing. Her first novel, Madam, Will You Talk? was published in 1955 and marked the beginning of a long and acclaimed writing career. In 1971 she was awarded the International PEN Association's Frederick Niven Prize for The Crystal Cave, and in 1974 the Scottish Arts Council Award for one of her children's books, Ludo and the Star Horse. She was married to the Scottish geologist Frederick Stewart, and died in 2014.

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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 Superb ... Her characters have depth. Her villains are satisfyingly violent but her lovers are tender. She writes with rare economy and elegance. Daily Mail 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 She set the bench mark for pace, suspense and romance - with a great dollop of escapism as the icing Elizabeth Buchan A comfortable chair and a Mary Stewart: total heaven. I'd rather read her than most other authors. Harriet Evans

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