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 FROM THE BOOKER PRIZE-SHORTLISTED AND WOMEN’S PRIZE-WINNING AUSTRALIAN NOVELIST

Sarah is the youngest daughter of William Thornhill, a ruthless man who made a life for himself and his family in New South Wales after being sentenced from England. When Sarah finds true love with Jack, an older boy with mixed ancestry, she also encounters disapproval: someone in her family will not tolerate their relationship.

The reason lies in both the past and the present, and it will take Sarah across an ocean, to a place she never imagined she would go, to discover if her love is ever going to be enough.©2012 Kate Grenville (P)2012 Canongate Books Fiction Genre Fiction Historical Fiction Literary Fiction
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I enjoyed the story, a follow up to “Secret River”. Tells the story of the tragic influence (racism) of the colonials in early settling of Australia.

Great Story

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Hi and low this story is so good and an intriguing story that is the first to talk about the destruction of the First People. Sad that lessons weren't learned then

Wonderful Story

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Kate Grenville writes from the soul and for the soul of the human condition. She writes about some of the big topics, of colonisation and its impacts on indigenous culture by turning the magnifying glass on one family and its stories, experiences, emotions. Stunning characterisation. Loved it.

Devastating and beautiful

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Kate Grenville's ability to create a story as real as life itself is unswerving.
Each character is as though I had known them, and each setting, each place is alive as if it were a character.

Sarah Thornhill's story will stay with me for a long time.

A moving story from start to finish

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I enjoyed The Secret River and was left wondering what happened in the years that followed these characters. I enjoyed the focus on a daughter and the switch to first person narration. Some parts were a little hurried and I’m not sure quite matched up in terms of believeability but it was a sweet coming of age story that explored first love. The journey to New Zealand felt rushed and distracted from the issues of racism and the horrific treatment of indigenous Australians. But overall, the narrator was good and I couldn’t stop listening to this and finished it quickly. A few days later and I’m still thinking of these characters and Grenville’s message about the importance telling our ancestors’ stories.

Worthy sequel

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