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by Colleen McCullough (Author) "On December 8th,1915, Meggie Cleary had her fourth birthday ..." (more)
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This gripping and passionate tale of an Australian family is a natural for audio presentation, and Mary Woods gives a worthy rendering. The daunting variety of characters would challenge any reader, but after floundering briefly in the myriad distinctive voices, Woods hits her stride with distinction. As the plot takes the listener from the Australian outback to the Papal court, Woods brings to life characters ranging from loutish Luke O'Neill to single-minded Meggie Cleary to urbane Vittorio Scarbanza di Contini-Verchese, characters who speak not only with emotion, but also with believable accents. Woods creates an audio edition that is as addictive to listen to as the book is to read. R.B.F. (c)AudioFile, Portland, Maine --This text refers to the Audio Cassette edition.


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5.0 out of 5 stars A touching story, Aug 12 2005
By Sancho Mahle (Charlotte, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Thorn Birds (Paperback)
What I found amazing about this beautifully crafted love story is AMcCullough's exquisite writing style and his remarkable talent for this genre. Life is all about choices and making the best bargain with it. DISCIPLES OF FORTUNE, LIFE OF PI,USURPER AND OTHERS, BRICK LANE, UNION MOUJIK are also some of the boks hanging around with touching stories that have strong lessons about life.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Epic novel with great timing, Mar 1 2005
This review is from: The Thorn Birds (Paperback)
I love this book! It is a beautiful story with full of right & wrong turn-outs from this passionate forbidding love between Maggie and Ralph. Even beyond all the tearful tragedies this wonderful novel is a real page-turner. Now I know that is my one of my favorite love story of my lifetime and that I'll never forget it. It's right up there with SOPHIE'S CHOICE and that fantastic book BARK OF THE DOGWOOD. All are great!
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5.0 out of 5 stars The Greatest Romance Novel of All Time, Jun 8 2004
By Melissa McCauley (North Little Rock, AR) - See all my reviews
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I have read this at least a dozen times, and still love Meggie, Ralph, Fee, Paddy & Frank. A classic, cannot recommend it highly enough.
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5.0 out of 5 stars an old classic
could not put it down. Descriptive. Spicy. Delicious.
Published on May 17 2004 by snowblaze

5.0 out of 5 stars A timeless story of love, ambition, and struggle!
This is a truly a great and classic novel. I do not bestow these oft-overused adjectives lightly. This is a story of deep, rich, and forbidden love, betrayal, tragedy, and... Read more
Published on April 8 2004 by Roger J. Buffington

5.0 out of 5 stars Blown Away
I first read this book when I was thirteen, and now, four years later I am still taken away by this novel. Read more
Published on Feb 24 2004 by Miss Boleyn

2.0 out of 5 stars A Grand Epic?!
Meant to be an elegant, thrilling, enthralling story that would span the lives of a family over three generations, "The Thornbirds" begins in in 1915. Read more
Published on Dec 29 2003 by Allyn

5.0 out of 5 stars Not a typical romance novel
I just recently caught the mini-series on TV, and my mom gushed how much she loved the story when she first saw it. Read more
Published on Nov 17 2003 by starfire086

2.0 out of 5 stars Classify under "Romance"
If you're looking for a long, romantic yarn, this is a pretty decent one. The writing is quite good--you can feel the dust and heat of Australia, as it works its way under your... Read more
Published on Oct 14 2003 by Quickhappy

5.0 out of 5 stars The Book is Better Than the TV Movie
Having been a long-time fan of The Thorn Birds mini-series on TV, I finally got around to reading the book. And am I very glad I did. Read more
Published on Oct 3 2003 by J. Fenk

3.0 out of 5 stars Oh, Frank, my darling, misunderstood, forgotten Frank!
This novel is, in a word, mystifying. Mc'Cullough's style is, at some times, brilliantly poetic and beautiful, and at many others, extremely tedious. Read more
Published on Sep 21 2003 by Michael Sutcliffe

5.0 out of 5 stars Unbelievable!
Read this book and buy the Movie (I got it new for $16). Greatest love story ever. Makes Gone With The Wind look like Pee Wee Herman. Read more
Published on Sep 8 2003 by L. Panesi

5.0 out of 5 stars the passion is inspiring
I just finished this book for the first time and I plan to read it many more times. The passion that this woman writes with inspires me. Read more
Published on Jul 21 2003 by Emily

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