Author: Kate Grenville
Published: New York, Canongate U.S., 2006
Annotation: No doubt many of you will already recognize this title. One of Australia's most well-known pieces of fiction, this captivating and intricately-plotted novel has been used in school curriculum and has spawned two sequels, a play and a limited TV series. Recalling her own family's history, Kate Grenville tells the story of William Thornhill, deported to New South Wales in 1806. In his attempts to begin a new life for his family he comes across a seemingly-uninhabited patch of land on the Hawkesbury River and claims it for himself. But appearances do not reflect reality and William soon finds himself in the middle of a collision between two worlds. A gut-wrenching, well-researched story that showcases human instinct at it's worst, winner of multiple "best book of the year" awards including the Australian Book Industry Awards: Literary Fiction Book of the Year, why not make today the day you give the Thornhill Family trilogy a try?
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