The Secret River (häftad, eng)

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London, 1806. William Thornhill, happily wedded to his childhood sweetheart Sal, is a waterman on the River ThamesLife is tough but bearable until William makes a mistake, a bad mistake for which he and his family are made to pay dearly.

His 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.