The Secret River (Historical Trilogy, #1)

by Kate Grenville

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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 from the people who came before him. Acclaimed around the world, The Secret River is a magnificent, transporting work of historical fiction.
  • ISBN10 1841959146
  • ISBN13 9781841959146
  • Publish Date 10 April 2007 (first published 1 July 2005)
  • Publish Status Cancelled
  • Publish Country GB
  • Imprint Canongate Books Ltd
  • Format Paperback (US Trade)
  • Pages 334
  • Language English