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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 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 ...The Secret River is a universal and timeless story of love, identity and belonging.
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Biographie de l'auteur :
Kate Grenville is one of Australia's best-loved authors. Her works of fiction have won numerous awards both in Australia and internationally. Her works of fiction have won numerous awards both in Australia and internationally. The Idea of Perfection won the 2001 Orange Broadband Prize for Fiction and became a long-running bestseller. In 2006 The Secret River won the Commonwealth Writers' Prize and was shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize. Searching For The Secret River, the story behind this novel, is also available from Canongate, alongside her first novel, Lilian's Story, and The Lieutenant. Kate Grenville lives in Sydney.
Revue de presse :
A vivid evocation of the rawest kind of colonialism. --Jem Poster, Books
Winner of the 2001 Orange Prize for Fiction with The Idea of Perfection, Grenville's latest, beautifully written novel concerns William Thornhill, a 19th-century convict from London deported to Australia, where he staked a claim on ancient Aboriginal lands - with tragic consequences. --Financial Times
A magnificent novel - an unflinching exploration of modern Australia's origins. --New Yorker
This is a novel everyone should read. --Eileen Battersby, Irish Times
Kate Grenville is a sophisticated writer. --Guardian
Winner of the 2001 Orange Prize for Fiction with The Idea of Perfection, Grenville's latest, beautifully written novel concerns William Thornhill, a 19th-century convict from London deported to Australia, where he staked a claim on ancient Aboriginal lands - with tragic consequences. --Financial Times
A magnificent novel - an unflinching exploration of modern Australia's origins. --New Yorker
This is a novel everyone should read. --Eileen Battersby, Irish Times
Kate Grenville is a sophisticated writer. --Guardian
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- ÉditeurCanongate Books
- Date d'édition2011
- ISBN 10 0857860844
- ISBN 13 9780857860842
- ReliureBroché
- Nombre de pages384
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