by Colleen McCullough · Círculo de Lectores, S.A. · tapa dura · ISBN 9788422610120
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«El pájaro espino» is the romantic novel by Colleen McCullough, published by Círculo de Lectores in hardcover (569 pages, in Spanish).
Set in Australia, the novel follows the Cleary family over several decades and focuses on the forbidden relationship between Meggie Cleary and Ralph de Bricassart, a priest torn between religious duty and desire. Faith, ambition, sacrifice and passion run through the story of a clan marked by the land and secrets.
This book was originally published in English as «The Thorn Birds»; the Spanish edition was translated by J. Ferrer Aleu.
For readers of family sagas and romantic novels, especially if they enjoy stories set in Australia.
Colleen McCullough was an Australian author. Raised in Sydney, she trained as a neurophysiologist and spent her early career working at hospitals and universities in Australia and overseas. In 1974, while working as a research assistant at the Yale School of Medicine, she published her first novel Tim. Her second novel, The Thorn Birds, was published in 1977 and became an international bestseller. It sold more than 30 million copies worldwide and was adapted into a successful television miniseries.
