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Title: The Sacred Combe
Author: Thomas Maloney
Narrator: Mark Meadows
Format: Unabridged
Length: 9 hrs and 26 mins
Language: English
Release date: 05-09-16
Publisher: Bolinda Publishing Pty Ltd
Ratings: 3 of 5 out of 1 votes
Genres: Fiction, Contemporary
Publisher's Summary:
In this mesmerising English debut audiobook, a man escapes his former life to enter an enchanted place.
'A man's eye is accommodative, like his heart.'
Samuel Browne's wife has left him suddenly after just three years of marriage. She invites him to 'go live a better life without me'. He must start again, and alone. And so it is that Sam finds himself deep in the English countryside in a cold but characterful old house, remote and encircled by hills, in the employment and company of an older, wiser man, a man as fond of mystery as he is of enlightenment.
What is the purpose of the seemingly hopeless task set for Sam in the house's ancient library? What is the secret of the unused room? And where does a life lose its way or gain its meaning?
The combe is home to a truth born of fraud, a building made of light, and a family wrecked by recklessness: loss and love reverberate around the house and around the novel, providing pleasure, pain and purpose. Combe Hall is a house designed to honour and to enthral. And this very fine debut novel does exactly the same things.
Members Reviews:
Starts out quite well and leads the reader into what ...
Starts out quite well and leads the reader into what appears to be a plot with a possible twist. But then it just fizzles out. Disappointing.
Remarkable hymn to books
VERDICT: Remarkable hymn to the healing powers of books, readers, writers, and nature. A delight to enjoy word by word.
Wow! When Scribe Publications UK approached me to review The Sacred Combe, I had really good vibes with the synopsis. Indeed, I was right away plunged in the wonderful world of books and nature, reminding me of so many other beloved works.
The book opens on the gorgeous description of a walled garden. I felt right back in The Secret Garden. Plus, there is a robin and so many birds and bird songs in the whole book. And if you will not find Colin, thereâs Corvin, pretty close sounds.
This is only the beginning of the delight I felt reading this memorizing literary novel. Thereâs a bit of a mystery, but the pace and style are definitely more part of the literary fiction genre.
It is the story of Sam. After three years of marriage, his wife wrote him a letter and left him. This was totally unexpected and Sam experiences not only grief, but a loss of identity and panic. So, what do you do when life is too hectic?
Yes, read a book of course, but it needs to be a fairly long book to do the trick, right?
What a wise man! And so he goes toâ Charing Cross Road! Lucky man!
The descriptions of the books, book covers and bindings are fantastic, here and basically all throughout the book, with unique old editions.
I have the feeling you are already hooked, even though we have hardly started! That was my experience, I wanted to linger on every page.
Sam decides eventually to purchase The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire by Gibbon. In case you donât know and wonder, the book does exist, as I believe all the numerous books mentioned in the novel. Unless the author manged to trick me. In volume 7 of this super long series, he finds a small notice: someone is looking for a volunteer to archive a private library, board and lodging provided.
Thinking that could only be good for his soul, Sam resigns from his job and goes, in the middle of nowhere, to work at Combe Hall, built in the 1600s.
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Title: The Sacred Combe
Author: Thomas Maloney
Narrator: Mark Meadows
Format: Unabridged
Length: 9 hrs and 26 mins
Language: English
Release date: 05-09-16
Publisher: Bolinda Publishing Pty Ltd
Ratings: 3 of 5 out of 1 votes
Genres: Fiction, Contemporary
Publisher's Summary:
In this mesmerising English debut audiobook, a man escapes his former life to enter an enchanted place.
'A man's eye is accommodative, like his heart.'
Samuel Browne's wife has left him suddenly after just three years of marriage. She invites him to 'go live a better life without me'. He must start again, and alone. And so it is that Sam finds himself deep in the English countryside in a cold but characterful old house, remote and encircled by hills, in the employment and company of an older, wiser man, a man as fond of mystery as he is of enlightenment.
What is the purpose of the seemingly hopeless task set for Sam in the house's ancient library? What is the secret of the unused room? And where does a life lose its way or gain its meaning?
The combe is home to a truth born of fraud, a building made of light, and a family wrecked by recklessness: loss and love reverberate around the house and around the novel, providing pleasure, pain and purpose. Combe Hall is a house designed to honour and to enthral. And this very fine debut novel does exactly the same things.
Members Reviews:
Starts out quite well and leads the reader into what ...
Starts out quite well and leads the reader into what appears to be a plot with a possible twist. But then it just fizzles out. Disappointing.
Remarkable hymn to books
VERDICT: Remarkable hymn to the healing powers of books, readers, writers, and nature. A delight to enjoy word by word.
Wow! When Scribe Publications UK approached me to review The Sacred Combe, I had really good vibes with the synopsis. Indeed, I was right away plunged in the wonderful world of books and nature, reminding me of so many other beloved works.
The book opens on the gorgeous description of a walled garden. I felt right back in The Secret Garden. Plus, there is a robin and so many birds and bird songs in the whole book. And if you will not find Colin, thereâs Corvin, pretty close sounds.
This is only the beginning of the delight I felt reading this memorizing literary novel. Thereâs a bit of a mystery, but the pace and style are definitely more part of the literary fiction genre.
It is the story of Sam. After three years of marriage, his wife wrote him a letter and left him. This was totally unexpected and Sam experiences not only grief, but a loss of identity and panic. So, what do you do when life is too hectic?
Yes, read a book of course, but it needs to be a fairly long book to do the trick, right?
What a wise man! And so he goes toâ Charing Cross Road! Lucky man!
The descriptions of the books, book covers and bindings are fantastic, here and basically all throughout the book, with unique old editions.
I have the feeling you are already hooked, even though we have hardly started! That was my experience, I wanted to linger on every page.
Sam decides eventually to purchase The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire by Gibbon. In case you donât know and wonder, the book does exist, as I believe all the numerous books mentioned in the novel. Unless the author manged to trick me. In volume 7 of this super long series, he finds a small notice: someone is looking for a volunteer to archive a private library, board and lodging provided.
Thinking that could only be good for his soul, Sam resigns from his job and goes, in the middle of nowhere, to work at Combe Hall, built in the 1600s.