| The Thorn Birds Contributor(s): McCullough, Colleen (Author) |
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ISBN: 0060837551 ISBN-13: 9780060837556 Publisher: William Morrow & Company OUR PRICE: $17.99 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: September 2005 Annotation: Colleen McCullough's sweeping saga of dreams, struggles, dark passions, and forbidden love in the Australian Outback has enthralled readers the world over. This is the chronicle of three generations of Clearys, ranchers carving lives from a beautiful, hard land while contending with the bitterness, frailty, and secrets that penetrate their family. Most of all, it is the story of only daughter Meggie and her lifelong relationship with the haunted priest Father Ralph de Bricassart--an intense joining of two hearts and souls that dangerously oversteps sacred boundaries of ethics and dogma. A poignant love story, a powerful epic of struggle and sacrifice, a celebration of individuality and spirit, Colleen McCullough's acclaimed masterwork remains a monumental literary achievement--a landmark novel to be cherished and read again and again. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Family Life - General - Fiction | Sagas - Fiction | Romance - Historical - 20th Century |
| Dewey: FIC |
| Lexile Measure: 990 |
| Physical Information: 1.7" H x 5.2" W x 7.9" (1.10 lbs) 688 pages |
| Themes: - Sex & Gender - Feminine |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 25859 Reading Level: 7.0 Interest Level: Upper Grades Point Value: 39.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: "Beautiful....Compelling entertainment." --New York Times "A heart-rending epic...truly marvelous." --Chicago Tribune One 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. |
Contributor Bio(s): McCullough, Colleen: - Colleen McCullough is the author of The Thorn Birds, Tim, An Indecent Obsession, A Creed for the Third Millennium, The Ladies of Missalonghi, The First Man in Rome, The Grass Crown, Fortune's Favorites, Caesar's Women, Caesar, and other novels. She lives with her husband on Norfolk Island in the South Pacific. |