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The Thorn Birds
by Colleen McCullough
- Used
- Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good/No Dust Jacket
- ISBN 10
- 0060129565
- ISBN 13
- 9780060129569
- Seller
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Traralgon, Victoria, Australia
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About This Item
Harper & Row, USA, 1977. First Edition. Hardcover. Good/No Dust Jacket. Hardcover. 530 pages. *** PUBLISHING DETAILS: Harper & Row, USA, 1977. First Edition. This is the first USA edition. *** CONDITION: This book is in good condition but dust jacket is not included. More specifically: Covers have slight soiling. Edges of boards have moderate wear. Spine has moderate reading creases and slight fading. Edges of pages are significantly foxed. . Foxing on end pages. *** ABOUT THIS BOOK: One of the most beloved novels of all time, Colleen McCullough's magnificent saga of dreams, struggles, dark passions, and forbidden love in the Australian outback has enthralled readers the world over. "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. *** Quantity Available: 1. Category: Fiction; Historical; ISBN: 0060129565. ISBN/EAN: 9780060129569. Inventory No: 24040101.. 9780060129569
Synopsis
The Thorn Birds is a 1977 best-selling novel by Colleen McCullough, an Australian author. In 1983 it was adapted as a television mini-series that, during its television run March 27-30, became the United States' second highest rating mini-series of all time behind Roots; both series were produced by television veteran David L. Wolper. The mini-series starred Richard Chamberlain, Rachel Ward, Barbara Stanwyck, Christopher Plummer, Bryan Brown, Mare Winningham, Philip Anglim, and Jean Simmons.
Reviews
On Feb 28 2007, Megie said:
my favoritest book,i have already read it many times the love between megie and father de Bricassart is wonderful.i like it very much
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Details
- Bookseller
- Manyhills Books
(AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 24040101
- Title
- The Thorn Birds
- Author
- Colleen McCullough
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Dust Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0060129565
- ISBN 13
- 9780060129569
- Publisher
- Harper & Row
- Place of Publication
- USA
- Date Published
- 1977
- Keywords
- BZDB5 Fiction; The Thorn Birds
- Bookseller catalogs
- Historical; Fiction;
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Manyhills Books
Biblio member since 2009
Traralgon, Victoria
About Manyhills Books
Manyhills Book Store stocks New, Unread, Collectible and Used books.
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- First Edition
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- Jacket
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- Edges
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