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| Genre/Form: | Historical fiction Fiction |
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| Additional Physical Format: | Online version: Grenville, Kate, 1950- Secret river. Edinburgh : Canongate, 2006 (OCoLC)643911010 |
| Material Type: | Fiction |
| Document Type: | Book |
| All Authors / Contributors: |
Kate Grenville |
| ISBN: | 1841956821 9781841956824 184195828X 9781841958286 |
| OCLC Number: | 62225901 |
| Awards: | Winner of Commonwealth Writers' Prize 2006. Shortlisted for Miles Franklin Literary Award 2006. Shortlisted for Booker Prize for Fiction 2006. Winner of Commonwealth Writers Prize 2006. |
| Description: | 334 p. ; 24 cm. |
| Responsibility: | Kate Grenville. |
Abstract:
A dramatic historical novel set between the slums of 19th century London and the convict colonies of Australia. This book joins a tradition of grand historical action. It etches the intense light and scribble of the Australian bush, making them the backdrop to a story about ownership, belonging and identity.
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"'Kate Grenville has transformed an Australian myth into a dazzling fiction of universal appeal. It is a pleasure to be able to praise a true novelist.' PATRICK WHITE 'Here is someone who can really write.' PETER CAREY 'A powerful storyteller.' NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW" Read more...
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