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Original Title:	The Mechanical Cat
ISBN:	9127099431 (ISBN13: 9789127099432)
Edition Language:	Swedish URL http://www.torey-hayden.com/the_mechanical_cat.htm

Den mekaniska katten

Torey L. Hayden

Paperback | Pages: 427 pages

Rating: 3.73 | 1218 Users | 83 Reviews

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Title	:	Den mekaniska katten
Author	:	Torey L. Hayden
Book Format	:	Paperback
Book Edition	:	First Edition
Pages	:	Pages: 427 pages
Published	:	August 2006 by Natur & Kultur (first published 1996)
Categories	:	Fiction. Psychology

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Conor är nio år, en blek pojke med ljust skinande hår - James, som är familjeterapeut, tycker att han liknar en ande, med hår som månljus. Conor har diagnosticerats som autistisk, men James börjar misstänka att pojken lider av sviterna av en traumatisk händelse. Då Conor inleder sin terapi är han till en början onåbar. Han vägrar släppa ifrån sig sin leksakskatt som tycks vara hans enda trygghet. Genom kattens nos utforskar han världen - «katten vet allt«.
Conors mor Laura är en känd författare. Hon bor med sin man och de två barnen Morgana och Conor på en enslig ranch i bergen. Parallellt får vi följa Lauras historia: Hennes mor dog tidigt och Laura hamnade i fosterhem där hon utsattes för sexuella övergrepp av «bröderna«. Laura skapade sig en egen värld, Skogen, där Torgon prästinnan härskade. Liksom Laura blir Torgon våldtagen, men hon tycks växa och bli klokare av varje prövning. I Torgons värld får det hemska ett syfte. Torgon är helare och Laura bestämmer sig för att bli läkare. Men under sin utbildning dras hon allt mer in i new age-kretsar där hon träffar Fergus, en karismatisk man som tror att Laura är Torgons språkrör i denna värld. Men Laura upptäcker att Fergus är psykiskt labil och hon lämnar honom och sina studier och återvänder till landsbygden, där hon omsätter sina fantasier om Torgon i populära böcker.

Conor får allt större förtroende för James och uttrycker sig allt tydligare: han berättar om ett "spöke" som kommit till ranchen då fadern var bortrest och att modern varit blodig om händerna. Så står sanningen plötsligt klar. Fergus har jagat Laura i åratal och till slut har hon dödat honom och grävt ned liket i skogen. Den då tvåårige Conor har bevittnat allt, men inte kunnat förstå och minnesbilderna har blivit till mardrömmar som aldrig lämnat honom någon ro.

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First, let me say that normally I love Torey Hayden's writings. I've read many of her nonfiction novels about her own experiences in working with disturbed children. But I could not finish this book. The writing was well done, as always with Hayden. The synopsis leads you to believe it's mainly about an autistic child's therapy treatment. But the story got way too far away from this. The majority of the plot was centered around the mother's fantasy imagination as she grew up. I think Hayden

Unfortunately Torey Hayden was a disappointment this time. I found this book mostly boring.... I usually enjoy her stuff, but not this one. Maybe after reading her best work all the others are a bit of a let down. She should stick to true stories, her novels are just not that good. I felt like I was reading The Mists of Avalon when I felt like reading more about the "autistic" (or not...) boy.... argh. Reread it in Jan, 2015. I guess it didn't make an impact since I didn't realize I had already

This is the first fiction book I've read from Torey Hayden and it was just as good as her non-fiction stories, the clinical case made believable by my knowledge of her extensive experience through reading her other books. Being fiction, this story had closure which some of her others lack. There was a bit of a magic realism element which I usually wouldn't go in for in this case I think Hayden pulls off the 'is it real or isn't it' factor.

was a really good read.very good read.

I was not sure after reading her other books what I would think of this fiction book but I loved it. Was just as engaged as all her other works. The plot drew me in and I was desperate to know why the boy was mute and the parallel story of the mother who was a famous author and the outlining of her intense fantasy world kept me up until I finished the very last page. The sort of book that once I had finished I was disappointed as I no longer had the intense enjoyment of reading it.

I can't quite describe how engrossed I became in this compelling novel. It is so complex. It took me a few chapters to get used to the multi-layered layout of the story. How it flicks between the therapy sessions of Connor & his sister Morgana, their parents (Laura & Alan) & Jamess the therapists life, was a little confusing to me at first. Once I got used to this format, I found the whole story absolutely fascinating!! Especially Laura's sessions with James! The vividness of Laura's

I read this book 5years ago and perhaps I was a little bit young I couldn't really get into it. But now I am older I have a different perspective to this book. It is cleverly written, with reality and imagination entwined, and it definitely left the reader guessing right until the end. Even after finishing the book, I would still think about the parallel storylines and find further links that I didn't realise at the time of reading it. The only let down, which initially annoyed me at the