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The Orange Prize-winning author Kate Grenville recalls her family's history in an astounding novel about the pioneers of New South Wales. Already a best seller in Australia, The Secret River is the story of Grenville's ancestors, who wrested a new life from the alien terrain of Australia and... read more
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Characters/People edit
- William Thornhill: Add a description of this character.
- Sarah Thornhill
- Tom Blackwood
- Willie
- Black Dick
- Dan Oldfield
- Mrs Middleton
- Smasher Sullivan
- Hope
- Mrs Herring
- Rob
- Ned
- Mary
- Mr Lucas
- Mccallum
- Mr King
- Long Jack
- Butler
- Johnny
- Sagitty Birtles
- Alexander
- Will Thornhill
- Devine
- Mr Knapp
- Mr Yates
- Scabby Bill
- James Mann
- Sophia Webb
- Lizzie
- Tanner
- Thomas Blackwood
- George Twist
- Whisker Harry
- Bob
- Cobham Hall
- Richard
- Mr Barnes
- William Warner
- Suckling
- Mr Piper
- Missy
- Mr Ingram
- Meg
- Mr Crocker
- Spider
- John Whitehead
- Nightingale
- Nugent
- Mr Middleton
- Lord Hawkesbury
- Young Bub
- Susannah Wood
- Matthew Ryan
- Matty
- Saucy Polly
- Loveday
- Andrews
- Upton
- Watson
- Mr Mallory
- Mr Executioner
- Daniel Ellison
First Sentence edit
In the rooms where William Thornhill grew up, in the last decades of the eighteenth century, no one could move an elbow without hitting the wall or the table or a sister or a brother.
Authors & Contributors edit
- Kate Grenville (Author)
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: Canongate
Country: Add the country of publication.
Publication Date: 2005
ISBN: 1841957976
Page Count: 334
Publisher: Canongate
Country: Add the country of publication.
Publication Date: 2005
ISBN: 1841957976
Page Count: 334
Awards edit
- Man Booker Prize (Finalist, 2006, shortlist)
- Commonwealth Writers' Prize for Best Book (2006: South East Asia and Pacific)
- Commonwealth Writers Prize (2006)
- Commonwealth Writers' Prize for Best Book (2006: Overall)
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: 2008425185
- Dewey: 813
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