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The Secret River is a 2005 historical novel by Kate Grenville about an early 19th-century Englishman transported to Australia for theft. The story explores what might have happened when Europeans colonised land already inhabited by Aboriginal people. [1]
Jan 1, 2005 · The Secret River is the tale of William and Sal’s deep love for their small, exotic corner of the new world, and William’s gradual realization that if he wants to make a home for his family, he must forcibly take the land from the people who came before him.
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The Secret River is a historical fiction based on the author's family history and the colonial conflict between British settlers and Aboriginal people in early nineteenth-century Australia. The novel explores the themes of land, identity, and violence through the story of William Thornhill, a transported convict who takes up land on the Hawkesbury River.
The Secret River is an Australian television drama screened on ABC in June 2015. This two-part miniseries is based on the novel of the same name written by Kate Grenville.
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Based on Kate Grenville's novel, The Secret River follows the conflict between a convict settler and the Aboriginal people of the Hawkesbury River in 1806. The series explores the themes of land, identity, and justice in colonial Australia.
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Watch the adaptation of Kate Grenville's novel about the colonial conflict over Hawkesbury River land in 1813. Follow the Thornhill family's struggle to survive and their clash with the local Indigenous people.
The Secret River is often compared stylistically and thematically to Thomas Kelly's 1972 The Chant of Jimmie Blacksmith. Based on true events of the early twentieth century, it follows an Aboriginal man who commits murder and goes into hiding.
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