Searching for the Secret River

Discover the remarkable journey behind Kate Grenville's award-winning novel in Searching for the Secret River. This captivating B-format paperback, published by The Text Publishing Company, explores the extraordinary tale of Grenville's ancestor Solomon Wiseman, a convict turned colonist in 19th-century New South Wales. With 232 pages of fascinating narrative, readers will delve into Grenville's meticulous research, the challenges she faced, and the profound historical insights she uncovered. The book offers a unique perspective on the themes of colonization, identity, and belonging, making it a must-read for fans of historical fiction and those interested in Australian heritage. Dive deep into the creative process as Grenville shares her writing journey — from initial inspiration to the completion of her landmark novel, The Secret River. Perfect for literature enthusiasts and students alike, this book reveals how personal history intertwines with storytelling in powerful ways. Enjoy FREE shipping on this insightful exploration of literary creativity, though please note that combined shipping is not available for this item. Allow up to 10 days for shipping.

Condition: BRAND NEW
ISBN: 9781921351860
Format: B-format paperback
Year: 2008
Publisher: The Text Publishing Company
Pages: 232


Description:
Kate Grenville's novel The Secret River moved and exhilarated many people when it was first published in 2005. Readers marvelled at the subtlety of its language, and the power of Grenville's story-telling. And they recognised that this simple tale of a poor convict family settling on the banks of the Hawkesbury River in the early nineteenth century represented a landmark moment in Australian fiction. Grenville had taken the novel to the frontier of European settlement and written a profoundly original and disturbing work about what happened there. Searching for the Secret River is the extraordinary story of how Kate Grenville came to write her award-winning novel. It all begins with her ancestor Solomon Wiseman, transported to New South Wales for the term of his natural life, but who later became a wealthy man and built his colonial mansion on the Hawkesbury. Increasingly obsessed with his story, Grenville pursues him from Sydney to London and back, and then up the Hawkesbury itself. Slowly she begins to realise she must write about him, and begins to discover what kind of book she will write. Grenville opens the door and invites the reader into her writing room, and tells us about how this novel was formed, the research she did, the false starts she made and the frustrations she experienced. Searching for the Secret River is a great book about the writing of a great novel.

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