London 1806 - William Thornhill, happily wedded to his childhood sweetheart Sal, is a waterman on the River Thames.
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Both timely and timeless, this lavish picture book is a classic in the making.
This story is about Calpurnia's adventure into a dark forest that saved her village. Japanese edition translated by Kojima Kiri. In Japanese. Annotation copyright Tsai Fong Books, Inc. Distributed by Tsai Fong Books, Inc.
Kinnan Rawlings (August 8, 1896– December 14, 1953) has touched generations of readers with her novel The Yearling, which was awarded the Pulitzer Prize in 1939. Reading this novel has become a rite of passage for many, and its fame has ...
A young girl takes her dog and follows her nose to a secret river in the forest, where she catches enough fresh fish to feed her hungry neighbors, even after giving some to the forest creatures she meets on the way home.
'Winner of the Commonwealth Writers Prize and Australian Book Industry Awards, Book of the Year.
In a richly layered epic that recalls such international modern classics as The True History of the Kelly Gang, Kate Grenville tells the heart- renching story of a family in exile.
Winner of the Commonwealth Writers Prize and Australian Book Industry Awards, Book of the Year. In 1806 William Thornhill, a man of quick temper and deep feelings, is transported from...
Convict William Thornhill, exiled from the stinking slums of early 19th century London, discovers that the penal colony offers something that he never dared to hope for before: a place of his own.