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  The Secret River

 
The Secret River
Author:    Kate Grenville
ISBN:    9781921145254
ISBN-10:    1921145250
Publisher:    Text Publishing Co
Date Published:    5/06/2006
Format:    Paperback Book
Pages:    368
Language:    English
RRP: $32.95
PRICE: $30.97
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Book Description:
William Thornhill is sentenced in 1806 to be transported to New South Wales for the term of his natural life. With his wife Sal and children in tow, he arrives in a harsh land that feels at first like a death sentence. But among the convicts there is a whisper that freedom can be bought, an opportunity to start afresh.


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Review by Bec 
When William Thornhill is sent to Australia in the early nineteenth century it is merely one punishment replacing another. However as he starts to love the land around him he sees the opportunity to become a man that he never got the chance to be in England. But if the land already has its owners, how far will Thornhill and the other settlers go to claim it?

This book is as gripping, more, as any modern day thriller. Kate Grenville paints a shocking portrait of our history with care and sensitivity to her subject.

A book that I didn't think I would love, but one which I will now never forget.

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