The Secret River

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DESCRIPTION : SHORTLISTED FOR THE MAN BOOKER PRIZE WINNER OF THE 2006 COMMONWEALTH WRITERS' PRIZELONGLISTED FOR THE IMPAC DUBLIN PRIZELondon, 1806. William Thornhill, happily wedde d 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 : ISBN : 9781782118879 BY (AUTHOR) Grenville, Kate, INTRODUCTION BY Athill, Diana PUBLISHER : Canongate Books Ltd PUBLICATION DATE : July 24, 2018 COUNTRY OF PUBLICATION : United Kingdom IMPRINT : Canongate Canons LANGUAGE : English AGE : General PRODUCT FORM : Paperback / softback DIMENSION : 198 mm x 129 mm WEIGHT : 246 g SERIES : Canons PRODUCT CATEGORY : Fiction & Related items Show more