Touch Not the Cat

by Mary Stewart
Touch Not the Cat  
published 2005 by HarperTorch
binding Mass Market Paperback
isbn 0060823720   (isbn13: 9780060823726)
pages 384
description

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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01-03-07



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Kelly
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04/28/08

Read in April, 2008
I really did like this book. The ending wasn't very strong, but I had a great time reading it!

Definitely not as good as Nine Coaches Waiting, but (I'm keeping it ambiguous so as to avoid spoilers) the relationship at the end between two of the characters was completely sweet and satisfying and everything I could have asked for!

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Bridget
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06/11/07

Good, mainly for the romantic angle. The actual end is confusing and a little too simple. This is one of those books where all the fun is from what leads up to the end. The end isn't so disappointing that it ruins the rest, though. Premised on telepathy, which may annoy some people, but it is an interesting plot point.
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Jesse
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04/16/08

I received this book as a joke birthday present. It wasn't much of a book. It put me in the mind of the old paperbacks my father would read when he was waiting for us to finish baseball practice. Easy to put down but not really bad.
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Julie
08/28/07

Read in August, 2007
Pure nostalgia. I first read this book when I was 13 or 14 so when I saw a battered paperback copy on the swap rack waiting for the ferry (having just finished the book I brought with me) I couldn't resist.
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Angela
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02/17/08

Read in January, 2006
This was really not a good book, but I think the title is hilarious. Even though I know I won't like it, I will totally read this book again. This book really taught me to touch not the cat.
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Cyanne
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03/03/07

Read in January, 2006
The title doesn't make sense until the end of the book, but it's a fun ride getting there.
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Tara
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04/03/08

bookshelves: library
Read in March, 2002
I can't remember why I didn't care for this book. Maybe I was just in a bad mood.
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Melanie
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01/19/08

Read in January, 2003
My second favorite Mary Stewart book! (Nine Coaches Waiting being my favorite.)
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Meghan
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03/30/07

Another of my favorite Mary Stewart books outside of the Arthurian collection.
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Allison
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04/24/08

Read in January, 1992
This was probably one of my favorite Mary Stewart's.
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Miss Mae
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03/02/08

Read in May, 1989
Oh, this was good. I've never forgotten it.
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Rebecca
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02/24/08

Read in January, 1993
Mary Stewart...enough said!
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Carolyn
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12/29/07

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Tamera
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book data (includes all editions)

avg rating (all editions): 4.00 (238 ratings)
avg rating (this edition): 3.99 (216 ratings)
number of reviews: 13






other editions

Touch Not the Cat (Coronet Books)
TOUCH NOT THE CAT (Mass Market Paperback)
Touch Not the Cat (Hardcover)