The Shadowing of Combfoot Chase

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Pub Date 28 Aug 2022 | Archive Date 14 Sep 2022
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Description

One night, on a hill above the town of Combfoot Chase, a group of mysterious spies arrives and makes a plan to infiltrate the town. As the spies grow in confidence, they begin to meddle in the lives of the inhabitants. Life takes a sinister turn and the citizens find themselves trapped and increasingly alone in an unfamiliar culture that is fragile, fearful and fragmented.

But what will happen when the watchers discover that they, in turn, are being watched? They start to turn on one another.

Then one of the spies strikes up an unlikely friendship with a young actress, Ava, and together they begin to plot their escape…

Rooted in concerns about surveillance capitalism and told in polyphonic, dark and witty episodes, the novel reveals a society under threat. Thought-provoking, frightening and funny in equal measure, The Shadowing of Combfoot Chase asks us to consider the consequences of privacies being eroded through hyper-surveillance, and challenges us not to take our freedoms for granted.

One night, on a hill above the town of Combfoot Chase, a group of mysterious spies arrives and makes a plan to infiltrate the town. As the spies grow in confidence, they begin to meddle in the lives...


A Note From the Publisher

Having studied Literature at Durham University, Hillard Morley taught Drama and English for many years. In 2016 she made the decision to turn to writing full time, and since then her work has been published in literary journals worldwide. In 2020 she was shortlisted for the Independent Arts ‘Jot’ Award and in 2018 she won the OWT Short Fiction Prize. The Shadowing of Combfoot Chase is her first novel.

Having studied Literature at Durham University, Hillard Morley taught Drama and English for many years. In 2016 she made the decision to turn to writing full time, and since then her work has been...


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ISBN 9781915603104
PRICE £4.99 (GBP)
PAGES 264

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Featured Reviews

The author challenges one constantly as she spies upon the inhabitants of Combfoot Chase. She employs an episodic format as she passes judgement before either temporarily or permanently discarding characters. Throughout one senses that no-one is safe.
There's emotion and beauty hidden among the slings and arrows of an innovative plot. The polemic has touches of George Orwell with capitalism run riot, and suspense is enhanced by glances through Cornell Woolrich's Rear Window.
The author looks at our times; out deepest fears and obsessions; and yet leaves us with a little dark hope. I loved the deft balance of horror and wit.

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