The Secret RiverThe Secret River is the story of Grenville's ancestors, who wrested a new life from the alien terrain of Australia and its native people. London, 1806. William Thornhill, a Thames bargeman, is deported to the New South Wales colony in what would become Australia. In this new world of convicts and charlatans, Thornhill tries to pull his family into a position of power and comfort. |
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... legs . At night he and the others lay shivering on the mouldy straw , scratching at the fleas and the bedbugs , full of their blood , that nipped them through their rags . He had eaten the bedbugs more than once . There was one blanket ...
... legs . At night he and the others lay shivering on the mouldy straw , scratching at the fleas and the bedbugs , full of their blood , that nipped them through their rags . He had eaten the bedbugs more than once . There was one blanket ...
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... legs were numbed , but the upper part of him was frozen , wet from the recent shower of rain , and whipped by the wind . He could smell his own hair , damp under his cap from the rain , a doggy sort of smell , and the wet old wool of ...
... legs were numbed , but the upper part of him was frozen , wet from the recent shower of rain , and whipped by the wind . He could smell his own hair , damp under his cap from the rain , a doggy sort of smell , and the wet old wool of ...
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... legs weak with cold , hardly under his instructions , his passengers were sitting in the stern and the white skirt was well down , the green slippers out of sight . But the owner of the leg spoke : Henry dear , she said , I am afraid my ...
... legs weak with cold , hardly under his instructions , his passengers were sitting in the stern and the white skirt was well down , the green slippers out of sight . But the owner of the leg spoke : Henry dear , she said , I am afraid my ...
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References to this book
Convincing Ground: Learning to Fall in Love with Your Country Bruce Pascoe No preview available - 2007 |
Convincing Ground: Learning to Fall in Love with Your Country Bruce Pascoe No preview available - 2007 |