The Secret River

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Kate Grenville's modern classic of one man's loss, struggle and survival in the Australian wilderness, introduced by Diana Athill
SHORTLISTED FOR THE MAN BOOKER PRIZE
WINNER OF THE 2006 COMMONWEALTH WRITERS' PRIZE
LONGLISTED FOR THE IMPAC DUBLIN PRIZE

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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Weight 0.246000
Author Grenville, Kate
Availability IP
Department Literature
Edition Main - Canons
Format Paperback
ISBN 9781782118879
Pages 368
Published 24/07/2018
Publisher Canongate Books
Section Literature
Series Canons
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