Not Just Desserts

Tunbridge Wells Book Club

Book Reviews - The Secret River by Kate Grenville

We found this book an interesting insight into convict life. Some of us felt that all the characters were too harsh and none of them were likeable, but that this was justified in the severe surroundings in which they found themselves

Some of the scenes were painfully vivid; others were beautifully evocative. We all agreed the book provided rich imagery with some stunning descriptive passages