The Thorn Birds

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Colleen McCullough

“Beautiful….Compelling entertainment.” —New York TimesOne of the most beloved novels of all time, The Thorn Birds, Colleen McCullough’s sweeping family saga of dreams, titanic struggles, dark passions, and forbidden love in the Australian Outback, returns to enthrall a new generation.The Thorn Birds is a chronicle of three generations of Clearys—an indomitable clan of ranchers carving lives from a beautiful, hard land while contending with the bitterness, frailty, and secrets that penetrate their family. It is a poignant love story, a powerful epic of struggle and sacrifice, a celebration of individuality and spirit. Most of all, it is the story of the Clearys' only daughter, Meggie, and the haunted priest, Father Ralph de Bricassart—and the intense joining of two hearts and souls over a lifetime, a relationship that dangerously oversteps sacred boundaries of ethics and dogma.“A heart-rending epic…truly marvelous.” —Chicago Tribune

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Author

Colleen McCullough

Pages

704

Publisher

Harper Collins

Published Date

2009-10-13

ISBN

0061807095 9780061807091

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"This novel has a lot of heart, and I love that fact that you see the family relationships progress over time!"

Jonathan Kent

"I read this book a million years ago, well when it was first released, and I still feel it was one of the best books I’ve read. It is a generational family saga-type book of an Australian family"

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Marie J Ervin

"Good book but goodness was it long. I do not like long chapters 👎🏼👎🏼"

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Brandi Carson

"Read so long ago but I loved it. "

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Deb Dempster

"One of my all time faves"

Dina Schnurbusch

"I love,love this book one of my all time favorites."

Jsnet

"I am reading A Town Called Solace"

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ILDI SARKOZI

"I first read this my freshman year of high school for a book project. I had seen the mini series first and fallen in love with it. It is one of the few drama/romance stories that I *actually* like. Drama/romance is usually at the bottom of my list for favorite genres."

Alexzandreta Ravenor

"This book does not age well. You cannot read this in today’s world and not think of Father Ralph as a predator. He’s just too creepy about Meggie when she was young to be happy about their affair later in life. I was too young to watch the miniseries but I remember all the neighborhood moms were obsessed with it. That made this a huge disappointment."

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"Part sweeping epic, part family saga, part romance. Strong women characters. A must read!"