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The secret river

Grenville, Kate, 1950- (Author).

In 1806 William Thornhill is transported from the slums of London to Australia as punishment for stealing. After serving his 8 year sentence, Thornhill sails up the Hawkesbury River to claim land for himself. But Aboriginal people already live along the river forcing Thornhill to make a difficult choice.

Book  - 2006
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Subject
Penal transportation > Fiction.
Penal colonies > Australia > New South Wales > Fiction.
Aboriginal Australians > Australia > New South Wales > Fiction.
New South Wales > Fiction.
Genre
Historical fiction.
Fiction.
  • ISBN: 0002005980
  • ISBN: 9780002005982
  • Physical Description 334 pages
  • Edition 1st Canadian ed.
  • Publisher Toronto : HarperCollins, 2006.

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