{"product_id":"the-secret-river-kate-grenville","title":"The Secret River - Kate Grenville","description":"\u003cp data-start=\"40\" data-end=\"227\"\u003eTitle: \u003cspan class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"whitespace-normal\"\u003eThe Secret River\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"84\" data-end=\"87\"\u003eAuthor: \u003cspan class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"whitespace-normal\"\u003eKate Grenville\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"132\" data-end=\"135\"\u003ePublisher: Text Publishing\u003cbr data-start=\"161\" data-end=\"164\"\u003eFormat: Paperback\u003cbr data-start=\"181\" data-end=\"184\"\u003eFirst Published: 2005\u003cbr data-start=\"205\" data-end=\"208\"\u003eISBN: 1-921145-25-0\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"229\" data-end=\"281\"\u003eCategory: Australian Literature \/ Historical Fiction\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"283\" data-end=\"485\"\u003eCondition: Good second-hand condition with general shelf wear, light edge wear, and creasing to the back cover. Pages are clean and binding remains solid. Please see photos for the exact copy available.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"487\" data-end=\"864\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"whitespace-normal\"\u003eThe Secret River\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e is one of the most significant works of contemporary Australian historical fiction. Shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize and winner of the Commonwealth Writers’ Prize, the novel explores early colonial Australia through the story of William Thornhill, a former London convict transported to New South Wales in the early nineteenth century.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"866\" data-end=\"1253\"\u003eAs Thornhill attempts to build a life for his family along the Hawkesbury River, tensions grow between settlers and the Aboriginal people already living on the land. Drawing on research into her own family history, \u003cspan class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"whitespace-normal\"\u003eKate Grenville\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e creates a deeply human and morally complex novel about survival, fear, belonging, violence, and the foundations of colonial Australia.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Astaroth Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49129813344479,"sku":null,"price":5.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0805\/6815\/6383\/files\/IMG_6011.jpg?v=1778311916","url":"https:\/\/astarothbooks.com\/products\/the-secret-river-kate-grenville","provider":"Astaroth Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}