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The Thorn Birds (Book and Cassette Audio Pack) (Penguin ELT Simplified Readers: Level 6: Advanced: 3000 Headwords) [Paperback]

Colleen McCullough (Author)
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Publication Date: 18 Oct 2000 | Series: Penguin Readers (Graded Readers)

A panoramic family saga set in the Australian outback. The Thorn Birds tells the story of Maggie Cleary and the man who loves her - Father Ralph Bricassart. His struggle with ambition and love is at the heart of the story.

A blockbuster! Compulsive reading from start to finish.

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  • Paperback
  • Publisher: Longman; 1 edition (18 Oct 2000)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0582464781
  • ISBN-13: 978-0582464780
  • Product Dimensions: 20.6 x 19.6 x 1.6 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (46 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 4,838,765 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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DAILY MAIL (‘One of the biggest-selling, most widely read books in the history of fiction’ )

OBSERVER (‘A true epic. . . It’s easy to see why this stunning tale has been called the Australian Gone With The Wind’ )

DAILY TELEGRAPH (*'Excellent’ ) --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

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* The Australian answer to GONE WITH THE WIND

* 'One of the biggest-selling, most widely read books in the history of fiction' Observer

--This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.
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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Colleen McCullough's amazing epic - The Thorn Birds 10 Dec 2010
By Susan
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This book may be over 30 years old, but it still grabs me like it did the first time I read it as a teenager. I remember the first time I read it, I couldn't put it down.
It tells the story of the Cleary family and their life on their aunt's homestead, Drogheda, in Australia and follows Meggie's life from early childhood
to old age and her passion for Father Ralph. This book seems to bridge the generations as now my Mother and Daughter love it just as much as I do.
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars The Thorn Birds 30 May 2010
By Joy Gerken
Format:Paperback
I am only partly through reading this superb story and finding it difficult to put down,usually falling asleep before I do.
Colleen McCulloughs vivid descriptions of the various scenes in the Australian outback are simply amazing.

I purchased the book after once again being given the opportunity to see The Thorn Birds mini - series on the CBS Drama channel earlier this year, how that stirred past memories from the eighties and the excitment in making sure we were always home in time to watch it on our T.V.s.

The book is long and the print a little small{however that could be due to my eyesight} and in no way deters me from looking forward to the next chapter.
I recommend this book to all of those who fell in love with the stars of the mini-series.In truth it is better than the T.V. romantic drama.

Joy Gerken
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19 of 21 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Brilliant!! 7 Aug 2001
By A Customer
Format:Paperback
I first read this book ten years ago, and since then I've reread it twice. The first time I read it, I thought it was the most amazing book ever. I cancelled everything just so I could sit and read undisturbed. I felt lost when I finished it. The second and third times I read it, I guess I recognized that the writing was a little wooden and melodramatic. But hey, who cares? It's still an experience to read it. I ususally hate big rambling sagas, but this is fantastic storytelling, and demands to be read quickly and compulsively. Incidentally, the last time I read it, i was actually living in Australia, and I found that it really captured the look and feel of the New South Wales bush. I'm sure my dog-eared edition will be read many more times - I only wish that I could read it for the first time again!
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4.0 out of 5 stars Worth reading it is a classic
I did enjoy this book, it matures like a fine wine and gets better as it goes along - I felt that a couple of the main characters could have been more in depth somehow as sometimes... Read more
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I had heard rave reviews of the television adaptation years ago but hadn't seen it or read the story. Read more
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The book received in perfect condition. Its a paperback so it had a little plastic cover to actually make the binding more durable.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Love, loss and lust - LOVE IT!!!
The Thorn Birds was lent to me by a friend for me to read on a long haul flight. I began reading before my trip and absolutely could not put it down. Read more
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3.0 out of 5 stars Disappointment
When I purchased this book as an e-book, I did not realise that it had been cut. It had whole events missing and I was extremely disappointed in it. Read more
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3.0 out of 5 stars Used Thorn Birds Paperback
This book was previously loved (perhaps, a bit too much) but it was still readable and the recipient was happy to have it.
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This is a great book.I have read it 2 or three times.I bought this copy for my daughter to read and just as well that I read the preview by Maeve Binchy because she gives the whole... Read more
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