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Sarah Thornhill

By: Kate Grenville
Narrated by: Emma Fielding
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 FROM THE BOOKER PRIZE-SHORTLISTED AND WOMEN’S PRIZE-WINNING AUSTRALIAN NOVELIST

Sarah is the youngest daughter of William Thornhill, a ruthless man who made a life for himself and his family in New South Wales after being sentenced from England. When Sarah finds true love with Jack, an older boy with mixed ancestry, she also encounters disapproval: someone in her family will not tolerate their relationship.

The reason lies in both the past and the present, and it will take Sarah across an ocean, to a place she never imagined she would go, to discover if her love is ever going to be enough.©2012 Kate Grenville (P)2012 Canongate Books Fiction Genre Fiction Historical Fiction Literary Fiction

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I thought this a poor sequel to the Secret River. Far too long is spent on the teenage passion of the eponymous heroine in the first part of the novel and I almost gave up in boredom. The tale eventually picks up although it lacks the pace and drama of the Secret River and doesn't make up for it in depth.

A poor sequel

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A hard listen, but satisfactory to reach a completion with Sarah looking forward, the secrets revealed. The description of flora, fauna and people so vivid, one wants to start at the beginning and relive those far off days in Australia- or rather not n

The completion of the trilogy

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I was pleased to come across this follow up to 'The Secret River', having enjoyed listening to it. Whilst it's not quite as good as its prequel, it is still definitely good and worth a listen. About the relationships between the native aborigines and the settlers, it highlights changing attitudes, and just how poor these relationships could be.

Good

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Feels like truth telling amid exposure of dark secrets from the Secret River - caught up with next generation in New South Wales
& the aftermath of a terrible massacre.
Price to pay for freedom & land grab.

Sins of the fathers - Great storytelling packs a gut punch

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Atmospheric, enthralling and engaging, Sarah Thornhill is hugely evocative of the early days of colonial Australia.

Brilliantly narrated, the pictures sprung into my head throughout.

Highly recommended.

A wonderful, beautifully written authentic novel.

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While not quite as powerful as "The Secret River", this is a moving and impressive sequel, following after the River and "The Lieutenant".

Sarah Thornhill grows up, establishing her own relationships, challenging the racism of her parents, and uncovering dark secrets of violence and oppression. This book explores the impact of colonisation on Aboriginal communities and highlights the violence, suppressed and hidden, but all pervasive and powerful.

This is a story about love, compassion, first loves, growing up, care, respect for culture, and humanity ... along with dispossession, racism, dark secrets, violence and denial. It helps explain elements of Australia - outwardly free and fair, inwardly guilt-ridden, shamed and developed on the back of violent dispossession.

Movingly written and read.

Racism and humanity in emerging Australia

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Really enjoyed this reading. The author creates a real sense of the place all those years ago. She imagines the sensibilities of those settlers who built their lives in a continent strange to them and who created a country which did damage to the people they clashed with. A strong female character and more than a romance

Sense of place and past

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