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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. Soon Thornhill, a man no better or worse than most, has to make the most difficult decision of his life.
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"Splendidly paced, passionate and disturbing" (The Times)
"This is a novel everyone should read" (Irish Times)
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"Reading The Secret River may put you off anything less accomplished for a while" (Daily Express)
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