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The Secret River (Canons)
Kate Grenville
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Description for The Secret River (Canons)
Paperback.
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.
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2018
Publisher
Canongate Canons
Condition
New
Number of Pages
368
Place of Publication
Edinburgh, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781782118879
SKU
9781782118879
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 2 to 4 working days
Ref
99-1
About Kate Grenville
Kate Grenville's bestselling novel The Secret River received the Commonwealth Writers' Prize, and was shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize and the Miles Franklin Literary Award. The Idea of Perfection won the Orange Prize. Grenville's other novels include Sarah Thornhill, The Lieutenant, Lilian's Story, Dark Places and Joan Makes History.
Reviews for The Secret River (Canons)
An outstanding study of cultures in collision . . . a chilling, meticulous account of the sorrows and evils of colonialism . . . Kate Grenville is a sophisticated writer
Guardian
Splendidly paced, passionate and disturbing
The Times
This is a novel everyone should read
Irish Times
A vivid and moving portrayal of poverty, struggle and the search for peace
Independent
Beautifully written
Financial Times
Sumptuous . . . Brilliantly atmospheric
Independent on Sunday
A rich novel of character
Sunday Telegraph
A magnificent novel - an unflinching exploration of modern Australia's origins
New Yorker
Here is someone who can really write
PETER CAREY Reading The Secret River may put you off anything less accomplished for a while
Daily Express
Guardian
Splendidly paced, passionate and disturbing
The Times
This is a novel everyone should read
Irish Times
A vivid and moving portrayal of poverty, struggle and the search for peace
Independent
Beautifully written
Financial Times
Sumptuous . . . Brilliantly atmospheric
Independent on Sunday
A rich novel of character
Sunday Telegraph
A magnificent novel - an unflinching exploration of modern Australia's origins
New Yorker
Here is someone who can really write
PETER CAREY Reading The Secret River may put you off anything less accomplished for a while
Daily Express