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Get everything you need to know about William Thornhill in The Secret River. Analysis, related quotes, timeline.
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The early life of William Thornhill is one of Dickensian poverty, depredation and criminality. After a childhood of poverty and petty crime in the slums of London, William Thornhill is sentenced to death for stealing wood, however, in 1806 his sentence is commuted to transportation to New South Wales for the term of his natural life.
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- Kate Grenville
- 2005
- Text Publishing, Australia
The Secret River: With Oliver Jackson-Cohen, Sarah Snook, Lachy Hulme, Tim Minchin. In 1806, William Thornhill is sentenced to New South Wales for life where he is drawn into a terrifying conflict that will leave a bloody and indelible stain.
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1 gen 2005 · The Secret River. Kate Grenville. 3.81. 23,153 ratings2,088 reviews. In 1806 William Thornhill, an illiterate English bargeman and a man of quick temper but deep compassion, steals a load of wood and, as a part of his lenient sentence, is deported, along with his beloved wife, Sal, to the New South Wales colony in what would become Australia.
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The third book, Sarah Thornhill, continues the story told in The Secret River: the titular character Sarah Thornhill is William Thornhill's youngest daughter, and the novel follows her as she learns about her family's dark past.
The Secret River Summary. Kate Grenville 's The Secret River is a sweeping tale of the founding of Australia and the moral choices that created a nation. The Secret River tells the story of William Thornhill, a poor waterman from London who is deported, along with this family, to New South Wales in 1806.
