The Secret River
by Kate Grenville
- Used
- good
- Paperback
- Condition
- Good
- ISBN 10
- 184195828X
- ISBN 13
- 9781841958286
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About This Item
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 mistake, a bad 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...
Synopsis
The Secret River, written by Kate Grenville in 2005, is a historical fiction about an early 19th century Englishman transported to Australia for theft. The story begins with an insightful flashback to England, and goes on to explore issues surrounding the question of what might have happened when Europeans colonised land already inhabited by Aboriginal people. According to a review in The Telegraph, The Secret River has more action than Grenville's previous novel,The Idea of Perfection.
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- Bookseller
- DASHbooks (AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- DASHbooks876
- Title
- The Secret River
- Author
- Kate Grenville
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN 10
- 184195828X
- ISBN 13
- 9781841958286
- Publisher
- Canongate Books
- Place of Publication
- Edinburgh
- Date Published
- 2006
- Keywords
- william thornhill, convict transported new south wales, life, man, secret river, kate grenville, thames waterman, sentence, social history, novel,
- Bookseller catalogs
- Novel; Social History; Convicts;
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