{"product_id":"the-secret-river-9781782118879","title":"The Secret River","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSHORTLISTED FOR THE MAN BOOKER PRIZE \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWINNER OF THE 2006 COMMONWEALTH WRITERS' PRIZE\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLONGLISTED FOR THE IMPAC DUBLIN PRIZE\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eLondon, 1806. William Thornhill, happily wedded to his childhood sweetheart Sal, is a waterman on the River Thames. Life is tough but bearable until William makes a mistake, a bad mistake for which he and his family are made to pay dearly. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHis sentence: to be transported to New South Wales for the term of his natural life. Soon Thornhill, a man no better or worse than most, has to make the most difficult decision of his life.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eKate Grenville\u003c\/b\u003e's bestselling novel \u003ci\u003eThe Secret River\u003c\/i\u003e received the Commonwealth Writers' Prize, and was shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize and the Miles Franklin Literary Award. \u003ci\u003eThe Idea of Perfection \u003c\/i\u003ewon the Orange Prize. Grenville's other novels include \u003ci\u003eSarah Thornhill\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Lieutenant\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eLilian's Story\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eDark Places \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eJoan Makes History\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Canongate Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50520916754706,"sku":"9781782118879","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_69362433-753e-480c-be89-37dd2586b72b.jpg?v=1731093710","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-secret-river-9781782118879","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}