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The secret river / Kate Grenville.
In 1806 William Thornhill, an illiterate English bargeman and a man of quick temper but deep compassion, steals a load of wood and, as a part of his lenient sentence, is deported along with his beloved wife, Sal, to the New South Wales colony in what would become Australia. The Secret River is the tale of William and Sal’s deep love for their small, exotic corner of the new world, and William’s gradual realization that if he wants to make a home for his family, he must forcibly take the land from the people who came before him.
Record details
- ISBN: 0002005980
- ISBN: 9780002005982 :
- ISBN: 0002005980 :
- ISBN: 9780002005982
- ISBN: 9780006395386 (pbk.)
- ISBN: 0006395384 (pbk.)
- Physical Description: 334 p. ; 25 cm.
- Edition: 1st Canadian ed.
- Publisher: Toronto : HarperCollins, 2006, c2005.
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| Genre: | Historical fiction. Australian fiction. Historical fiction. |
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- 2 of 2 copies available at Parkland Regional.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Holdable? | Status | Due Date |
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| Dauphin | F GRE (Text) | 35419001257543 | Adult Fiction | Volume hold | Available | - |
| Minitonas | F GRE (Text) | 35419001257550 | Adult Fiction | Volume hold | Available | - |
Summary:
In 1806 William Thornhill, an illiterate English bargeman and a man of quick temper but deep compassion, steals a load of wood and, as a part of his lenient sentence, is deported along with his beloved wife, Sal, to the New South Wales colony in what would become Australia. The Secret River is the tale of William and Sal’s deep love for their small, exotic corner of the new world, and William’s gradual realization that if he wants to make a home for his family, he must forcibly take the land from the people who came before him.
