The Thorn Birds
Powered by the dreams and struggles of three generations, THE THORN BIRDS is the epic saga of a family rooted in the Australian sheep country. At the story's heart is the love of Meggie Cleary, who can never possess the man she desperately adores, and Ralph de Bricassart, who rises from parish...
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Powered by the dreams and struggles of three generations, THE THORN BIRDS is the epic saga of a family rooted in the Australian sheep country. At the story's heart is the love of Meggie Cleary, who can never possess the man she desperately adores, and Ralph de Bricassart, who rises from parish priest to the inner circles of the Vatican...but whose passion for Meggie will follow him all the days of his life.
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ISBN:
9780063120044 (0063120046)
Pages no: 531
Edition language: English
Category:
Classics,
Novels,
Cultural,
Adult Fiction,
Historical Fiction,
Romance,
Adult,
Drama,
Historical Romance,
Womens Fiction,
Chick Lit,
Australia
4.5 starts rounded up. At page 110, I wrote "I know I'm not going to want this one to end." However, I'll say I found the ending rounded out the book perfectly.
Having read Colleen McCullough's historical romance, THE THORN BIRDS, years back, and having been a fan of the TV series, I decided to reread the 692 page novel to see why I had enjoyed it then. I was reintroduced to the great Australian countryside, to the intensity of sheep farming, to the isolati...
January 1, 1980I wonder how many girls are called Meggie these days? Forbidden love makes up for the outback setting, although I do like sheep.***April 30, 2015What is the point of this cover? I don't get why Molly Ringwald is on it, nor what that little cottage is meant to indicate. Okay, sure, yo...
http://lolantaczyta.wordpress.com/2014/07/20/ptaki-ciernistych-krzewow-colleen-mccullough-2/
I'll apologize in advance if this post reads incoherently. I've recently returned from a brief vacation in Sicily (blog post coming), and I'm still a bit lagged. The long-ass flights to and from the island gave me ample opportunity to knock off a few books, and I finished four on the trip. The fifth...
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