About the book
THE TIMES BOOK OF THE YEAR
The multiawardwinning debut historical novel – Walter Scott and Miles Franklinshortlisted.
1855. Failed entrepreneur Stanton Finch moves his family from Adelaide to the remote Coorong area of Southern Australia, in pursuit of his dream to become a farmer.
Housed in a driftwood cabin, they try to make the best of their situation. The children roam the beautiful landscape of Salt Creek; visitors are rare but warmly welcomed; a local Indigenous boy becomes almost part of the family. Yet there are daily hardships, and tensions with the Ngarrindjeri people they have displaced; disaster never seems far away.
With Mrs Finch struggling to cope, Hester, their perceptive eldest daughter, willingly takes on more responsibility. But as Hester’s sense of duty grows, so does a yearning to escape Salt Creek and make a new life of her own …
Editions of Salt Creek
- Paperback
- ISBN 9781910709450
- EBook
- ISBN 9781910709368
- Kindle
- ISBN B073DQ5HNK
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THE TIMES BOOK OF THE YEAR
The multiawardwinning debut historical novel – Walter Scott and Miles Franklinshortlisted.
1855. Failed entrepreneur Stanton Finch moves his family from Adelaide to the remote Coorong area of Southern Australia, in pursuit of his dream to become a farmer.
Housed in a driftwood cabin, they try to make the best of their situation. The children roam the beautiful landscape of Salt Creek; visitors are rare but warmly welcomed; a local Indigenous boy becomes almost part of the family. Yet there are daily hardships, and tensions with the Ngarrindjeri people they have displaced; disaster never seems far away.
With Mrs Finch struggling to cope, Hester, their perceptive eldest daughter, willingly takes on more responsibility. But as Hester’s sense of duty grows, so does a yearning to escape Salt Creek and make a new life of her own …
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THE TIMES BOOK OF THE YEAR
The multiawardwinning debut historical novel – Walter Scott and Miles Franklinshortlisted.
1855. Failed entrepreneur Stanton Finch moves his family from Adelaide to the remote Coorong area of Southern Australia, in pursuit of his dream to become a farmer.
Housed in a driftwood cabin, they try to make the best of their situation. The children roam the beautiful landscape of Salt Creek; visitors are rare but warmly welcomed; a local Indigenous boy becomes almost part of the family. Yet there are daily hardships, and tensions with the Ngarrindjeri people they have displaced; disaster never seems far away.
With Mrs Finch struggling to cope, Hester, their perceptive eldest daughter, willingly takes on more responsibility. But as Hester’s sense of duty grows, so does a yearning to escape Salt Creek and make a new life of her own …
What core themes, tropes, or subjects are explored in Salt Creek?
Fiction > Historical fiction
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You can read an official preview of the few pages here https://www.book2look.com/book/9781910709450
Who is/are the Author/s of the book Salt Creek?
Lucy Treloar
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Salt Creek is available as paperback(ISBN 9781910709450) and ebook(ISBN 9781910709368) and kindle(ISBN B073DQ5HNK)
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