Bøker av Kate Grenville

This beautifully wrought novel, from the author of The Secret River, tells a story of passion and resilience, giving voice to a woman silenced by history

Året er 1806. Fattige William Thornhill jobber som elveskipper på Themsen. En dag gjør han en stor tabbe og blir forvist fra England på livstid. Sammen med familien settes han derfor på et skip med retning Australia og en nyetablert fangekoloni. William begynner å frakte varer til nybyggerne som har slått seg ned langs elvene, og har etter hvert spart nok penger til å kjøpe seg fri. Familien finner sitt eget paradis på en odde ved elven, men de oppdager raskt at de ikke er alene. Aboriginerne har vært her lenge.

A deeply moving and unflinching journey into Australia's dark history, telling the story of two families divided by culture and land. Adapted for the stage by Andrew Bovell from Kate Grenville's bestselling novel.

From the author of the Booker-shortlisted The Secret River and winner of the Orange Prize, The Lieutenant is a story of unlikely friendship, a voyage across oceans and a journey towards understanding

Following a childhood marked by poverty and petty crime in the slums of London, William Thornhill is sentenced in 1806 to be transported to New South Wales for the term of his natural life. With his wife and children, he arrives in a harsh land to a life that feels like a death sentence.

'Grenville makes awkward atmospheres and fumbling encounters wonderfully vivid. Read it and cringe' The Times The Idea of Perfection is a funny and touching romance between two people who've given up on love. Set in the eccentric little backwater of Karakarook, New South Wales, pop. 1374, it tells the story of Douglas Cheeseman, a gawky engineer with jug-handle ears, and Harley Savage, a woman altogether too big and too abrupt for comfort. Harley is in Karakarook to foster 'Heritage', and Douglas is there to pull down the quaint old Bent Bridge. From day one, they're on a collison course. But out of this unpromising conjunction of opposites, something unexpected happens: sometimes even better than perfection. 'From these two reticent characters, besieged by two lifetimes of regret, doubt and dismay, Grenville manufactures an extraordinary comedy of manners, made all more powerful by her own reticence as a writer' Guardian 'Outrageously entertaining' Daily Mail 'Mined throughout with little pockets of danger and depth' Guardian 'A truly amazing writer' Rosie Boycott, chair of the Orange Prize jury

Sarah and Jack have never doubted that they are made for each other. But there is someone in Sarah's family who will not tolerate the relationship. The reason lies in both the past and the present, and it will take Sarah across an ocean to a place she never imagined she would be. Kate Grenville takes us back to the Australia of The Secret River in this novel about love, tangled histories and how it matters to keep stories alive.

This vivid, intimate, narrative memoir celebrates the life of best-selling and award-winning novelist Kate Grenville's mother. Now a gorgeous paperback

The incredible true story behind the Booker Prize shortlisted The Secret River

The first book by the Booker Prize-shortlisted author of The Secret River