Kate Grenville's bestselling novel The Secret River
received the Commonwealth Writers' Prize, and was shortlisted for
the Man Booker Prize and the Miles Franklin Literary Award. The
Idea of Perfection won the Women's Prize. Grenville's other novels
include Sarah Thornhill, The Lieutenant, Lilian's Story, Dark
Places, Joan Makes History and A Room Made of Leaves. Her 2024
novel Restless Dolly Maunder was shortlisted for the Women's Prize
for Fiction.
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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 * *
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