The Thorn Birds
Colleen McCullough author Maeve Binchy editor
Format:Paperback
Publisher:Little, Brown Book Group
Published:2nd Aug '07
Should be back in stock very soon
* Featured on the Virago website
One of the most loved novels of all time, The Thorn Birds is a sweeping saga of dreams, titanic struggles, dark passions and forbidden love in the Australian Outback.
'Excellent' DAILY TELEGRAPH
'A true epic . . . this stunning tale has been called the Australian Gone With the Wind' DAILY MAIL
'One of the biggest-selling, most widely read books in the history of fiction' OBSERVER
In the rugged Australian Outback, three generations of Clearys live through joy and sadness, bitter defeat and magnificent triumph - driven by their dreams, sustained by remarkable strength of character and torn by dark passions, violence and a scandalous family legacy of forbidden love.
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, who can never possess the man she so desperately adores - Ralph de Bricassart. Ralph will rise from parish priest to the inner circles of the Vatican . . . but his passion for Meggie will follow him all the days of his life.
A timeless epic romance - a battle between faith and the heart.
She fell not for its romantic hero, but for its Australian setting * Guardian *
A true epic . . . It's easy to see why this stunning tale has been called the Australian Gone With The Wind * Observer *
Excellent * Daily Telegraph *
Beautiful . . . Compelling entertainment * New York Times *
I simply could not put it down. If it hadn't been wrenched from me at mealtimes, I'd have starved * Daily Mail *
A heart-rending epic . . . truly marvellous * Chicago Tribune *
DAILY MAIL * ‘One of the biggest-selling, most widely read books in the history of fiction’ *
OBSERVER * ‘A true epic. . . It’s easy to see why this stunning tale has been called the Australian Gone With The Wind’ *
DAILY TELEGRAPH * *'Excellent’ *
ISBN: 9781844084470
Dimensions: 199mm x 133mm x 39mm
Weight: 465g
592 pages