{"id":2017,"date":"2017-03-11T04:43:32","date_gmt":"2017-03-11T04:43:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/patsytrench.com\/\/?p=2017"},"modified":"2017-03-11T04:43:32","modified_gmt":"2017-03-11T04:43:32","slug":"the-secret-river","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/patsytrench.com\/2017\/03\/11\/the-secret-river\/","title":{"rendered":"The Secret River"},"content":{"rendered":"
Most people are familiar with\u00a0Kate Grenville’s\u00a0novel, published in 2005 and shortlisted for the 2006 Booker Prize. It features a convict called William Thornhill, a Thames boatman transported for life to New South Wales for stealing timber, whence he travels with his wife and two young boys and where, on receiving his absolute pardon, he sets his sights on a patch of land on the\u00a0Hawkesbury River north of Sydney and then has to contend with the indigenous people whose land he is purloining.<\/strong><\/p>\n