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The Thorn Birds by Colleen McCullough
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The thorn birds : a novel

by Colleen McCullough

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New York : Gramercy Books, 1998.

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Tags:Vatican, Catholicism, Romance, Australia, New Zealand, War
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What a beautiful, beautiful novel. Similar to GWTW with the star-crossed lovers, and it even reminded me a bit of Willa Cather's novels, because the land was truly its own character. I definitely need to own this one some day. ( )
  goddessladyj | Oct 9, 2009 |
This book is a true classic! McCullough's saga of the Cleary family is an amazing story of love, loss and redemption. The characters are so vividly described that they stay with us long after the book is finished. It is the kind of story I go back and reread every few years just to have the Cleary's back in my life again. ( )
  emers0207 | Aug 17, 2009 |
Pride and crossing class-barriers seem to be the focus to the story.
  Leangpeou | Jun 14, 2009 |
EMPRESTADO Á CARMINA EM 12.01.2009 ( )
  arturabreu | Jan 13, 2009 |
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On December 8th, 1915, Meggie Cleary had her fourth birthday.
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Sometimes when he didn't know he was being watched Meggie would look at him and try desperately to imprint his face upon her brain's core...And he would turn to find her watching him, a look in his eyes of haunted grief, a doomed look. She understood the implicit message, or thought she did; he must go back to the Church and his duties. Never again with the same spirit, perhaps, but more able to serve. For only those who have slipped and fallen know the vicissitudes of the way...

Amazon.com Product Description (ISBN 0380018179, Paperback)

Now, 25 years after it first took the world by storm, 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. As powerful, moving, and unforgettable as when it originally appeared, it remains a monumental literary achievement—a landmark novel to be read . . . and read again!

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