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Like Grenville’s earlier work, The Secret River, this novel deals with the tension and conflict which were part and parcel of the colonization of Australia by the English which began in 1788 with the arrival of the First Fleet.
The novel presents a broad range of ideas to consider - the difficulty of reconciling duty and conscience, the universality of humanity in spite of differences in skin colour, beliefs, proximity and culture and the enhanced understanding which comes through a shared langu ...more
The novel presents a broad range of ideas to consider - the difficulty of reconciling duty and conscience, the universality of humanity in spite of differences in skin colour, beliefs, proximity and culture and the enhanced understanding which comes through a shared langu ...more
