
The Secret River
Fiction & Poetry, Modern & Contemporary Fiction | Paperback Published on: 05/05/2011
£8.99
Synopsis
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 terrible 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... The Secret River is a universal and timeless story of love, identity and belonging.
- Publisher: Canongate Books
- ISBN: 9780857860842
- Number of pages: 384
- Weight: 256g
- Dimensions: 198 x 129 x 23 mm