
The Thorn Birds - Virago Modern Classics (Paperback)
Colleen McCullough (author), Maeve Binchy (author of introduction)
£9.99
Paperback
592 Pages
Published: 02/08/2007
Published: 02/08/2007
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 ...
Publisher: Little, Brown Book Group
ISBN: 9781844084470
Number of pages: 592
Weight: 465 g
Dimensions: 199 x 133 x 39 mm
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A true epic . . . It's easy to see why this stunning tale has been called the Australian Gone With The Wind * Observer *
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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 *
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