Products specifications
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Author
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Kate Grenville |
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Pub Date
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24/07/2018 |
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Binding
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Paperback / softback |
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Pages
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368 |
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Country
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United Kingdom |
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Dewey
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823.92 |
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GBPPrice
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9.99 |
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Availability
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Available |
SHORTLISTED FOR THE MAN BOOKER PRIZE
WINNER OF THE 2006 COMMONWEALTH WRITERS' PRIZE
LONGLISTED FOR THE IMPAC DUBLIN PRIZE
A BBC2 BIG JUBILEE BETWEEN THE COVERS READ
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.
