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The Sacred Combe by Thomas S Maloney is a work of fiction available to read on EtoBox.

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Longlisted for the Desmond Elliott Prize 2017 ‘A man's eye is accommodative, like his heart.'Samuel Browne's wife has left him suddenly after three years of marriage. She invites him to ‘go and 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. PRAISE FOR THOMAS MALONEY ‘An atmospheric novel sprinkled with literary and musical allusion.'The Sydney Morning Herald ‘Beautiful ... An intriguing gothic mystery.'The Daily Mail

Who reads The Sacred Combe?

Author

Thomas S Maloney

Publisher

Brunswick, Vic.: Scribe Publications

Published

2016

Language

EN

ISBN

9781925228298

Category

work of fiction

Subjects

Fiction, Sports, Literary Fiction

Rating

3.66 / 5 (58 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14