The Secret River
by Kate Grenville
Taste attributes: historicaldramaslowfresh & originalrealisticlinearemotive & stirringfish out of water/culture clashinjustice/tragedy/vengeancehuman spirit/resilience/survival
Boxlist takeGrounded and emotional: a historical novel that is balanced on everything else. Best if you like real life over fantasy.
Pace: balanced · Originality: balanced · Tone: balanced · Weight: balanced · Realism: true to life · Story: balanced · Structure: linear · Look: balanced · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: stirringHow we score
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About This Book
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.
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- Kate Grenville
- Published
- 2005
- Pages
- 349
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