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Publisher: Canongate

Author: Kate Grenville

ISBN: 9781782118879

Year: 2022

Format: Paperback

Historical fiction

The Secret River by
Kate Grenville

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$ 350.00 mxn

The Secret River by

Kate Grenville

Reviews

"An outstanding study of cultures in collision … a chilling, meticulous account of the sorrows and evils of colonialism … Kate Grenville is a sophisticated writer"

The Guardian

Summary

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.

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