Ebook The Thorn Birds Azw3 Tác Giả Colleen McCullough

Introduction of the ebook: The Thorn Birds

Đánh giá : 4.23 /5 (sao)

The Thorn Birds is a robust, romantic saga of a singular family, the Clearys. It begins in the early part of the 20th century, when Paddy Cleary moves his wife, Fiona, and their seven children to Drogheda, the vast Australian sheep station owned by his autocratic and childless older sister; and it ends more than half a century later, when the only survivor of the third gen The Thorn Birds is a robust, romantic saga of a singular family, the Clearys. It begins in the early part of the 20th century, when Paddy Cleary moves his wife, Fiona, and their seven children to Drogheda, the vast Australian sheep station owned by his autocratic and childless older sister; and it ends more than half a century later, when the only survivor of the third generation, the brilliant actress Justine O’Neill, sets a course of life and love halfway around the world from her roots.

The central figures in this enthralling story are the indomitable Meggie, the only Cleary daughter, and the one man she truly loves, the stunningly handsome and ambitious priest Ralph de Bricassart. Ralph’s course moves him a long way indeed, from a remote Outback parish to the halls of the Vatican; and Meggie’s except for a brief and miserable marriage elsewhere, is fixed to the Drogheda that is part of her bones – but distance does not dim their feelings though it shapes their lives.

Wonderful characters people this book; strong and gentle, Paddy, hiding a private memory; dutiful Fiona, holding back love because it once betrayed her, violent, tormented Frank, and the other hardworking Cleary sons who give the boundless lands of Drogheda the energy and devotion most men save for women; Meggie; Ralph; and Meggie’s children, Justine and Dane. And the land itself; stark, relentless in its demands, brilliant in its flowering, prey to gigantic cycles of drought and flood, rich when nature is bountiful, surreal like no other place on earth.

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Review ebook The Thorn Birds

There could be thirteen million things to write about this book – but since I’m ‘retired’…..only writing abbreviated reviews- I’ll try to make this short. This novel must have been one of the most scandalous- talked about novels – to hit the book shelves back in 1977.
And….. it was a *FINE* read these past few days!!!!! By *FINE*, I mean a VERY ADDICTIVE compelling engrossing WONDERFUL read…..an epic that stretches our hearts beyond the Outback regions of Australia.

Tidbits….
…..The rel There could be thirteen million things to write about this book – but since I’m ‘retired’…..only writing abbreviated reviews- I’ll try to make this short. This novel must have been one of the most scandalous- talked about novels – to hit the book shelves back in 1977.
And….. it was a *FINE* read these past few days!!!!! By *FINE*, I mean a VERY ADDICTIVE compelling engrossing WONDERFUL read…..an epic that stretches our hearts beyond the Outback regions of Australia.

Tidbits….
…..The relationship between Father Ralph de Bricassart and Meggie Cleary calls for a lengthy book club discussion- in itself!!
Father Ralph says: “I’ve known Meggie since she was ten years old, only days off the boat from New Zealand. You might in truth say I’ve known Meggie through flood and fire and emotional famine, and through death, and life. All that we have to bear. Meggie is the mirror in which I’m forced to view my mortality”.

…..A theme that never got off the ground: Early in this novel, when Meggie was a small child – in school with the nuns- she became friends with a little black girl. Racial tensions between the families grew out of injustice when Meggie had lice in her hair.
We soon move into part II of the novel. All we learned was the black family had to ‘move’. I thought we’d see more ‘racial’ injustice stories – but this novel never followed that path.

…..One of my favorite characters was Frank….. ‘the way’ we discover his where-a-bouts years later was so darn sad. The ‘worsening psychosis’ news comes with no background story. I was left hanging ‘too’ long. Frank was often in my thoughts… I wanted more of him. His love for his mother, Fee, and only sister Meggie reminded me of ‘what’s right’ in life. But I wanted more of ‘that’ too- Yet so much tragedy-no Peace Frank’s father – Paddy – while growing up.
Sad… just sad!

…..Mary Carson – sister of Paddy, ( Meggie’s father) -was one hell of a nice lady — ha!!!! A narcissistic snake! lol

“The good die young”… was the only sentence that brought me to tears – the scene with Dane.. was pretty emotional- and that damn sentence “the good die young” is once of those sentences that can piss me off – fast – if in ‘the moment’ of grief. My dad died young. I’m not sure I find that sentence comforting ‘at all’!

Justine- As unfair as I felt she was ’emotionally’ loved by her mother- Meggie…she was my least favorite character in the book too. And… for no real reason – she didn’t do anything wrong –( I did like her relationship with her brother) — but I was too interested in other characters, more.

I could go on and on and on…..It’s filled with drama, tabu themes, forbidden love, angst, secrets, love, family, marriage, illness, death, loyalty, money, religion, sex, – heartbreaking and affirmative… gorgeously written – master-storytelling!!

Thanks for all the – many friends here who encouraged me to read this!! I’m thrilled I did!!!
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