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The Secret River

Paperback • 2006 • English

The Secret River

By Kate Grenville

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About the book

In 1806 William Thornhill, an illiterate English bargeman and a man of quick temper but deep compassion, steals a load of wood and, as a part of his lenient sentence, is deported, along with his beloved wife, Sal, to the New South Wales colony in what would become Australia. The Secret River is the tale of William and Sal’s deep love for their small, exotic corner of the new world, and William’s gradual realization that if he wants to make a home for his family, he must forcibly take the land fr...Show more

Historical fiction

Book details

ISBN

9781841958286

Published year

2006

Language

English

Original title

The Secret River

Format

Paperback

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