The Secret River
From Shelf: Australia
A modern classic of one man's loss, struggle and survival in the Australian wilderness by the Booker Prize-shortlisted and Women Prize-winning Australian novelist Kate Grenville, introduced by Diana Athill
*NEW NOVEL RESTLESS DOLLY MAUNDER SHORTLISTED FOR THE WOMEN'S PRIZE FOR FICTION 2024*FROM THE BOOKER PRIZE-SHORTLISTED AND WOMEN'S PRIZE-WINNING AUSTRALIAN NOVELIST 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.
RRP: £9.99
Format: Paperback / softback
ISBN: 9781782118879
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