In 1806 William Thornhill an illiterate English bargeman and a man of quicktemper but deep compassion steals a load of wood and as a part of his lenientsentence... » 

In 1806 William Thornhill an illiterate English bargeman and a man of quicktemper but deep compassion steals a load of wood and as a part of his lenientsentence is deported along with his beloved wife Sal to the New South Walescolony in what would become Australia. The Secret River is the tale ofWilliam and Sals deep love for their small exotic corner of the new worldand Williams gradual realization that if he wants to make a home for hisfamily he must forcibly take the land from the people who came before him.Acclaimed around the world The Secret River is a magnificent transportingwork of historical fiction. «