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It has sold over 30 million copies worldwide and was adapted into a tv series in 1983. The thorn birds by mccullough, colleen, 1937publication date 1977 topics catholics, clergy publisher new york. On friday, a court in sydney ruled that she had intended to leave her estate to her. Jan 29, 2015 colleen mcculloughs the thorn birds helped me get over heartbreak appreciation. The thorn birds by colleen mccullough, paperback barnes. First edition points and criteria for the thorn birds year published. Download the thorn birds ebook pdf epub video dailymotion. Colleen mccullough was born in wellington, new south wales, working in hospitals in sydney and london before moving to the yale university medical school to train as a nurse. After reading gone with wind, i wanted to read some classic and came across the thorn birds by colleen mccullough the book is about.
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The book was published in multiple languages including english, consists of 692 pages and is available in mass market paperback format. The thorn birds library binding 26 june 2008 by colleen mccullough author 4. Her strength, beauty, passion and love makes her a timeless heroine. The thorn birds by colleen mccullough overdrive rakuten.
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