Key Details:
• Title: The Thorn Birds
• Author: Colleen McCullough
• Publisher: Harper & Row
• Year of Publication: 1977
• Edition: Early hardcover edition
• Format: Hardcover with dust jacket
• Language: English
• Genre: Literary Fiction / Family Saga
About:
The Thorn Birds is Colleen McCullough’s sweeping and deeply emotional epic chronicling the lives, loves, and sacrifices of the Cleary family in the Australian outback. Centred on the enduring and forbidden love between Meggie Cleary and Father Ralph de Bricassart, the novel explores themes of devotion, ambition, faith, and longing across generations.
One of the most successful novels of the 20th century, The Thorn Birds remains a landmark work of Australian literature and a beloved classic worldwide.
Condition:
Condition: Good vintage condition.
• Original dust jacket present with visible edge wear, creasing, and some rubbing.
• Light age toning to pages, consistent with age.
• Binding is intact and secure.
• No loose or missing pages observed.
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Other Information:
A desirable vintage copy for collectors of classic literature, Australian fiction, or mid-20th-century novels.
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