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The Secret River (Paperback)
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Short Description for The Secret RiverIn 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 g
Full description- Publisher: CANONGATE BOOKS
- Published: 10 April 2007
- Format: Paperback 334 pages
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- Categories: Contemporary Fiction | Historical Fiction
- ISBN 13: 9781841959146 ISBN 10: 1841959146
- Sales rank: 3,667
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Full description for The Secret River
After a childhood of poverty and petty crime in the slums of London, William Thomhill is sentenced in 1806 to be transported to New South Wales for the terms of his natural life. With his wife Sal and children to tow, he arrives in a harsh land that feels at first like a death sentence. But his first glimpse of land for the taking awakens in him a desire he never had before: to own that land, no matter the cost to his soul. From the winner of the 2001 Orange Prize.
