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The secret river / Kate Grenville. Signed by author

By: Publication details: Melbourne : Text Pub., 2006.Description: 334 p. ; 24 cmISBN:
  • 9781921145254
  • 1921145250
Subject(s): Genre/Form: DDC classification:
  • A823.4 22
Awards:
  • Miles Franklin Literary Award 2006 Shortlist; Christina Stead Prize for Fiction 2006 Winner
Summary: William Thornhill along with his wife Sal and their children arrive in the harsh land of New South Wales. It is the year 1806 and William has been transported for the term of his natural life. Eight years later William and his family lay claim to a hundred acres up the Hawkesbury. Aboriginal people already live there and other newly arrived settlers are finding their own ways to respond to them. William finds he soon has to make a very difficult choice that will affect his life.
Holdings
Item type Current library Call number Status Date due Barcode
Book Book Jessie Street National Women's Library A823.4 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available for reference in the library 66489

First published: 2005.

Winner of the Commonwealth Writers' Prize.

William Thornhill along with his wife Sal and their children arrive in the harsh land of New South Wales. It is the year 1806 and William has been transported for the term of his natural life. Eight years later William and his family lay claim to a hundred acres up the Hawkesbury. Aboriginal people already live there and other newly arrived settlers are finding their own ways to respond to them. William finds he soon has to make a very difficult choice that will affect his life.

Miles Franklin Literary Award 2006 Shortlist; Christina Stead Prize for Fiction 2006 Winner

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