The Secret River

London, 1807.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.The Thornhills arrive in this harsh and alien land that they cannot understand and which feels like a death sentence. But among the convicts there is a rumour that freedom can be bought, that 'unclaimed' land up the Hawkesbury offers an opportunity to start afresh, far away from the township of Sydney. When William takes a hundred acres for himself he is shocked to find Aboriginal people already living on the river. And other recent arrivals - Thomas Blackwood, Smasher Sullivan and Mrs Herring - are finding their own ways to respond to them.Soon Thornhill, a man neither better nor worse than most, has to make the most difficult decision of his life.

Title - The Secret River

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Author - Kate Grenville

ISBN 13 - 9781841958286

Imprint - Canongate Books

Publisher - Canongate Books

Date Published - 07/09/2006

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Binding Type - Paperback

Dimensions - 129 x 198 x 24mm

Weight - 272 g

Languages - English