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The Secret River

The Secret River

by Kate Grenville
Paperback
Publication Date: 05/05/2011

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London, 1806 - William Thornhill, happily wedded to his childhood sweetheart Sal, is a waterman on the River Thames. Life is tough but bearable until William makes a terrible mistake for which he and his family are made to pay dearly.

His sentence: to be transported to New South Wales for the term of his natural life. Soon Thornhill, a man no better or worse than most, has to make the most difficult decision of his life...

The Secret River is a universal and timeless story of love, identity and belonging.
ISBN:
9780857860842
9780857860842
Category:
Historical Fiction
Format:
Paperback
Publication Date:
05-05-2011
Publisher:
Canongate Books Ltd
Country of origin:
United Kingdom
Pages:
384
Dimensions (mm):
198x129x23mm
Weight:
0.26kg
Kate Grenville

Kate Grenville is one of Australia's most celebrated writers. Her bestselling novel The Secret River received the Commonwealth Writers' Prize, and was shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize and the Miles Franklin Literary Award. The Idea of Perfection won the Orange Prize.


Grenville's other novels include Sarah Thornhill, The Lieutenant, Lilian's Story, Dark Places and Joan Makes History. Kate lives in Sydney and her most works are the non-fiction books One Life- My Mother's Story and The Case Against Fragrance.

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