The Secret River |
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| Author:
| Grenville, Kate |
| Series title: | Historical Trilogy Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-1-921776-40-3 |
| Publication Date: | Jul 2005 |
| Publisher: | Text Publishing Company
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| Book Format: | Digital download |
| List Price: | AUD $20.99 |
Book Description:
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Winner of the Commonwealth Writers Prize. After a childhood of poverty and petty crime in London's slums, William Thornhill is transported to New South Wales for the term of his natural life. But freedom can be bought, and when Thornhill claims a patch of land by the Hawkesbury River, the battle lines between the old and new inhabitants are drawn.
Winner of the Commonwealth Writers Prize. After a childhood of poverty and petty crime in London's slums, William Thornhill is transported to New South Wales for the term of his natural life. But freedom can be bought, and when Thornhill claims a patch of land by the Hawkesbury River, the battle lines between the old and new inhabitants are drawn.