Sarah Thornhill

Sarah Thornhill

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<DIV><B>“A wrenching conclusion to a tough-hearted trilogy . . . Exuberant, cruel, surprising, a triumphant evocation of a period and a people filled with both courage and ugliness.€-<I>The New York Times Book Review</I></B><br><br>When <I>The Secret River</I>-a novel about frontier violence in early Australia-appeared in 2005, it became an instant best seller and garnered publicity for its unflinching look at Australia€s notorious history. It has since been published all over the world and translated into twenty languages. Grenville€s next novel, <I>The Lieutenant</I>, continued her exploration of Australia€s first settlement and again, caused controversy for its bold view of her homeland€s beginnings. <I>Sarah Thornhill</I> brings this acclaimed trilogy to an emotionally explosive conclusion.<br><br>Sarah is the youngest daughter of William Thornhill, the pioneer at the center of<I> The Secret River</I>. Unknown to Sarah, her father-an ex-convict from London-has built his fortune on the blood of Aboriginal people. With a fine stone house and plenty of money, Thornhill is a man who has reinvented himself. As he tells his daughter, he “never looks back,€ and Sarah grows up learning not to ask about the past. Instead, her eyes are on handsome Jack Langland, whom she€s loved since she was a child. Their romance seems idyllic, but the ugly secret in Sarah€s family is poised to ambush them both.<br><br>As she did with <I>The Secret River</I>, Grenville once again digs into her own family history to tell a story about the past that still resonates today. Driven by the captivating voice of the illiterate Sarah-at once headstrong, sympathetic, curious, and refreshingly honest-this is an unforgettable portrait of a passionate woman caught up in a historical moment that€s left an indelible mark on the present.</div>