{"product_id":"the-thorn-birds-by-colleen-mccullough","title":"The Thorn Birds by Colleen McCullough","description":"\u003ch1\u003eThe Thorn Birds by Colleen McCullough\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e“Beautiful….Compelling entertainment.”\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—New York Times\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOne of the most beloved novels of all time, \u003cem\u003eThe Thorn Birds\u003c\/em\u003e, Colleen McCullough’s sweeping family saga of dreams, titanic struggles, dark passions, and forbidden love in the Australian Outback, returns to enthrall a new generation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Thorn Birds \u003c\/em\u003eis 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMost 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e“A heart-rending epic…truly marvelous.”\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—Chicago Tribune\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e","brand":"Bust-Down Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50517573566779,"sku":"0380018179","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0855\/2077\/7531\/files\/7691613482323.jpg?v=1755479763","url":"https:\/\/bustdownbooks.com\/products\/the-thorn-birds-by-colleen-mccullough","provider":"Bust-Down Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}