A River Town
3.5/5
()
Currently unavailable
Currently unavailable
About this ebook
Thomas Keneally
Thomas Keneally began his writing career in 1964 and has published thirty-three novels since, most recently Crimes of the Father, Napoleon’s Last Island, Shame and the Captives, and the New York Times bestselling The Daughters of Mars. He is also the author of Schindler’s List, which won the Booker Prize in 1982, The Chant of Jimmie Blacksmith, Gossip from the Forest, and Confederates, all of which were shortlisted for the Booker Prize. He has also written several works of nonfiction, including his boyhood memoir Homebush Boy, The Commonwealth of Thieves, and Searching for Schindler. He is married with two daughters and lives in Sydney, Australia.
Read more from Thomas Keneally
Gossip from the Forest: A Novel Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Confederates: A Novel Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Survivor: A Novel Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5Napoleon's Last Island: A Novel Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5To Asmara: A Novel of Africa Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Playmaker: A Novel Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Daughters of Mars: A Novel Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Chant of Jimmie Blacksmith: A Novel Rating: 2 out of 5 stars2/5Crimes of the Father: A Novel Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5A Victim of the Aurora Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Bring Larks and Heroes Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Australians: Eureka to the Diggers Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Australians: Origins to Eureka Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsBlood Red, Sister Rose: A Novel of the Maid of Orleans Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Homebush Boy Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The People's Train Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5Three Cheers for the Paraclete: A Novel Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsA Family Madness Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5The Widow and Her Hero Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5Jacko: The Great Intruder Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Ned Kelly and the City of Bees Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsFlying Hero Class: A Novel Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5
Related to A River Town
Related ebooks
Consequences of the Heart Rating: 2 out of 5 stars2/5Bear And His Daughter Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Taken By The Maverick Millionaire Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Quicksilver Kid: A Gold Rush Adventure Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsKatherine Mansfield: The Story-Teller Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Swann's War Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Perfectly Pure and Good: A Sarah Fortune Mystery Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5The Maytrees: A Novel Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Wakool Crossing: a modern-day investigation into the mysterious death of a young woman in 1916 Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsHurricane Sisters: Tales of Low Country Ladies Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsHarriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Complete Short Stories of Robert Louis Stevenson Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsDeath of a New American: A Novel Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Eli's Secret Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsCap'n Sue Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsMary Copeland: Victorian detective: Book One Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsRobert Louis Stevenson: Complete Short Stories in One Volume Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Violin Lover Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsHomespun Tales Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsMurder at Teatime Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5A Labrador Doctor: The Autobiography of Wilfred Thomason Grenfell Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsPeter Parley's Own Story Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsNow and Then, Amen Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5Wounded Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsA Town Called Isle: A Collection of Short Stories Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsIn The Shadow Of A Monument Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsWhilomville Stories Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsStranger at Killknock Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratings
Historical Fiction For You
Demon Copperhead: A Pulitzer Prize Winner Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5East of Eden (Original Classic Edition) Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5To Have and to Hoax: A Novel Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The House of Eve Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Other Einstein: A Novel Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Carnegie's Maid: A Novel Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Rebecca Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5This Tender Land: A Novel Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Sold on a Monday: A Novel Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Grapes of Wrath Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Tinkers: 10th Anniversary Edition Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5We Have Always Lived in the Castle Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Lady Tan's Circle of Women: A Novel Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Red Tent - 20th Anniversary Edition: A Novel Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Yellow Wife: A Novel Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek: A Novel Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5The Poisonwood Bible: A Novel Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Kitchen House: A Novel Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Hang the Moon: A Novel Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5That Bonesetter Woman: the new feelgood novel from the author of The Smallest Man Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Euphoria Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Second Life of Mirielle West: A Haunting Historical Novel Perfect for Book Clubs Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5The Island of Sea Women: A Novel Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Book Woman's Daughter: A Novel Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Unsheltered: A Novel Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Cloud Cuckoo Land: A Novel Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Pale Blue Eye: A Novel Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Canterbury Tales Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Quiet American Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Rules of Magic: A Novel Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5
Reviews for A River Town
19 ratings1 review
- Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5Tim Shea has left Ireland for Australia at the turn of the Century to escape the strict social confines of that country. However in Australia he runs into questions about his loyalty to the Empire, the reason behind his acts of kindness and his concern for a murdered young woman whose identity has not been discovered which leads to harassment from the local constable.When he is the only man in town when a local farmer is critically injured and is honoured as a hero for helping the man's children, he becomes the focus of attention of those who dislike the Irish. The town leaders delay paying their bills and damage his reputation with his suppliers. The farmer's girl he helped becomes a problem for him and eventually commits suicide while with his family.There is as well the East Indian paddler who becomes his friend and savior and provides some of the humour in the story. Keneally based some of the novel on his grandfather's experiences.