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Sto caricando le informazioni... The Sacred Combedi Thomas Maloney
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Iscriviti per consentire a LibraryThing di scoprire se ti piacerà questo libro. Attualmente non vi sono conversazioni su questo libro. I read this via The Pigeonhole and enjoyed the interactive nature of the app, being able to see other readers' comments.I loved the setting of the story, in an old country house with an amazing library. There were some wonderful descriptions of the house, gardens and countryside. At times, I found the story a little slow, with not much happening, although those parts had a comfortable, cosy feel. At other times, it felt as if there were too many elements to the story, with characters appearing and then disappearing again and elements that were not fully explored. Overall, I enjoyed it. ( ) nessuna recensione | aggiungi una recensione
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'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. Non sono state trovate descrizioni di biblioteche |
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Google Books — Sto caricando le informazioni... GeneriSistema Decimale Melvil (DDC)823.92Literature English English fiction Modern Period 2000-Classificazione LCVotoMedia:
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