The Resource The secret river, by Kate Grenville
The secret river, by Kate Grenville
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The item The secret river, by Kate Grenville represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in City of Belmont - Ruth Faulkner Public Library.This item is available to borrow from 1 library branch.
Resource Information
The item The secret river, by Kate Grenville represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in City of Belmont - Ruth Faulkner Public Library.
This item is available to borrow from 1 library branch.
- Summary
- In 1806 London thief William Thornhill is transported to Australia. Once there he earns his freedom and settles on what looks like empty land. But the land belongs to the Darug people, and they're prepared to defend it. He can't go back, but how can he go forward? The choice Thornhill makes will haunt him for the rest of his life. Inspired by the author's family history, The Secret River is a classic novel about our nation's past
- Edition
- Telemovie adaptation tie-in edition.
- Extent
- 334 pages
- Isbn
- 9781925240061
- Label
- The secret river
- Title
- The secret river
- Statement of responsibility
- by Kate Grenville
- Subject
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- Australian fiction
- Better Reading Top 100 Books for 2017
- Convicts -- Australia -- Fiction
- Convicts -- Fiction
- Freedom -- Fiction
- Hawkesbury River Region (N.S.W.) -- History -- Fiction
- Historical fiction
- Australia
- Penal colonies -- Fiction
- Prisoners -- Australia -- Fiction
- Squatter settlements -- Australia -- Fiction
- Squatters -- Australia -- History -- Fiction
- New South Wales -- Hawkesbury River Region
- Summary
- In 1806 London thief William Thornhill is transported to Australia. Once there he earns his freedom and settles on what looks like empty land. But the land belongs to the Darug people, and they're prepared to defend it. He can't go back, but how can he go forward? The choice Thornhill makes will haunt him for the rest of his life. Inspired by the author's family history, The Secret River is a classic novel about our nation's past
- Awards note
- Winner, Commonwealth Writers' Prize 2006. Winner, NSW Premier's Literary Award 2006. Shortlisted, Man Booker prize 2006.
- Cataloging source
- AU@
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorDate
- 1950-
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Grenville, Kate
- Dewey number
- A823.4
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Australian fiction
- Freedom
- Penal colonies
- Convicts
- Better Reading Top 100 Books for 2017
- Prisoners
- Squatter settlements
- Squatters
- Convicts
- New South Wales
- Hawkesbury River Region (N.S.W.)
- Australia
- Label
- The secret river, by Kate Grenville
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
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- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier.
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
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- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent.
- Control code
- 000054319622
- Dimensions
- 20 cm.
- Edition
- Telemovie adaptation tie-in edition.
- Extent
- 334 pages
- Isbn
- 9781925240061
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia.
- Media type code
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- n
- System control number
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- (Sirsi) 000054319622
- (Sirsi) 000054319622
- (OCoLC)904680820
- Label
- The secret river, by Kate Grenville
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier.
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent.
- Control code
- 000054319622
- Dimensions
- 20 cm.
- Edition
- Telemovie adaptation tie-in edition.
- Extent
- 334 pages
- Isbn
- 9781925240061
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia.
- Media type code
-
- n
- System control number
-
- (Sirsi) 000054319622
- (Sirsi) 000054319622
- (OCoLC)904680820
Subject
- Australian fiction
- Better Reading Top 100 Books for 2017
- Convicts -- Australia -- Fiction
- Convicts -- Fiction
- Freedom -- Fiction
- Hawkesbury River Region (N.S.W.) -- History -- Fiction
- Historical fiction
- Australia
- Penal colonies -- Fiction
- Prisoners -- Australia -- Fiction
- Squatter settlements -- Australia -- Fiction
- Squatters -- Australia -- History -- Fiction
- New South Wales -- Hawkesbury River Region
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