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The Secret River
by Grenville, Kate
- Used
- Paperback
- Condition
- Very Good Condition
- ISBN 10
- 1921145250
- ISBN 13
- 9781921145254
- Seller
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melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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About This Item
Text Publishing Company, Melbourne, 2007. Reprint. Softcover. Very Good Condition. Colour photographic card cover white coloured titles to the front panel and black-and-white colour titles to the backstrip. When William Thornhill is transported to Australia in the early part of the 19th century his wife and children follow him. Eight years later he is a free man and he sails up the Hawkesbury River to take up 100 acres that he has been allocated. "Aboriginal people already live on that River and Thornhill will soon have to make the most difficult decision of his life." -- from the rear panel blurb. winner of the Commonwealth writers prize 2006, New South Wales Premier's literary award, and short listed for the man Booker prize in 2006 Size: Trade Paperback. 334, [8] pagesstop. a clean secondhand copy, no damage to detail apart from age toning of the page edges. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Literature & Literary; Australia; 19th century; ISBN: 1921145250. ISBN/EAN: 9781921145254. Inventory No: 0271392. . 9781921145254
Synopsis
The Secret River, written by Kate Grenville in 2005, is a historical fiction about an early 19th century Englishman transported to Australia for theft. The story begins with an insightful flashback to England, and goes on to explore issues surrounding the question of what might have happened when Europeans colonised land already inhabited by Aboriginal people. According to a review in The Telegraph, The Secret River has more action than Grenville's previous novel,The Idea of Perfection.
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- Bookseller
- Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
(AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 0271392
- Title
- The Secret River
- Author
- Grenville, Kate
- Format/Binding
- Softcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good Condition
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Reprint
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN 10
- 1921145250
- ISBN 13
- 9781921145254
- Publisher
- Text Publishing Company
- Place of Publication
- Melbourne
- Date Published
- 2007
- Keywords
- BZDB2 literature, Australian, 19th-century, Australian Aborigines, Commonwealth Writers' Prize 2006, New South Wales Premier's Literary Award, 2006 Literature & Literary; Australia; 19th century; Unbranded ISBN: 1921145250 EAN: 9781921145254
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About the Seller
Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
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melbourne, Victoria
About Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
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