The Secret River

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An outstanding study of cultures in collision . . . a chilling, meticulous account of the sorrows and evils of colonialism . . . Kate Grenville is a sophisticated writer * * Guardian * * Splendidly paced, passionate and disturbing * * The Times * * This is a novel everyone should read * * Irish Times * * A vivid and moving portrayal of poverty, struggle and the search for peace * * Independent * * Beautifully written * * Financial Times * * Sumptuous . . . Brilliantly atmospheric * * Independent on Sunday * * A rich novel of character * * Sunday Telegraph * * A magnificent novel - an unflinching exploration of modern Australia's origins * * New Yorker * * Here is someone who can really write -- PETER CAREY Reading The Secret River may put you off anything less accomplished for a while * * Daily Express * * This is a moving account of the brutal collision between two cultures; but it is the vivid evocation of the harshly beautiful landscape that is the novel's outstanding achievement * * Mail on Sunday * * Kate Grenville has transformed the Australian myth into a dazzling fiction of universal appeal. It is a pleasure to be able to praise a true novelist -- PATRICK WHITE Fiercely intelligent . . . the novel works on two levels: the historical and particular, and the philosophical, bringing into question the extent to which it is possible to own anything, even one's life * * Times Literary Supplement * * This much-adored, thoroughly absorbing historical novel brilliantly pits familial impulses against ancestral ownership to explore the contested foundations on which modern Australia is built * * Metro * * A richly layered tale of a fierce and unforgiving backdrop, the quest for its ownership, and the brutal price paid by those who would colonise it vividly described . . . a dramatic, beautiful work * * Scotland on Sunday * *