The secret river / Kate Grenville.
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TextPublication details: Melbourne : Text Publishing, c2005Description: 334 p. : maps ; 24 cmISBN: 1920885757Subject(s): Squatter settlements -- Fiction | Convicts -- Australia -- FictionGenre/Form: Historical fiction. DDC classification: A823.4 | A823.3 Summary: After a childhood of poverty and petty crime in the slums of London, William Thornhill is sentenced in 1806 to be transported to New South Wales for the term of his natural life. With his wife Sal and children in tow, he arrives in a harsh land that feels at first like a death sentence. But among the convicts there is a whisper that freedom can be bought, an opportunity to start afresh.
| Item type | Current library | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
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| wnor- Book | Northam Northam Adult fiction | F GRE (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 31111026659886 |
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After a childhood of poverty and petty crime in the slums of London, William Thornhill is sentenced in 1806 to be transported to New South Wales for the term of his natural life. With his wife Sal and children in tow, he arrives in a harsh land that feels at first like a death sentence. But among the convicts there is a whisper that freedom can be bought, an opportunity to start afresh.
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