Kalooki Nights
Howard Jacobson
Kalooki Nights by Howard Jacobson is an acclaimed literary masterpiece celebrating major critical honors and timeless storytelling.
Read Time: ~5.8 hr
The Secret River
by Kate Grenville (2005)
About this book
London, 1806 - William Thornhill, happily wedded to his childhood sweetheart Sal, is a waterman on the River Thames. Life 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 . . . The compelling new novel from prize-winning author Kate Grenville is a universal and timeless story of love, identity and belonging.
Setting / LocationGlobal
Story EraContemporary
Protagonist / CoreNotable Characters
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