一生必讀的世界經典文學
本書曾經改拍為舞台劇與電視劇,至今膾炙人口!
曾被《時代》雜誌列為世界十大經典作品。
傳說中有一種鳥,為了唱出世界上最優美歌聲,就將自己刺進最大的荊棘裡;牠們胸前帶著荊棘,不停地歌唱著。牠並沒有意識到死亡將近,而是將劇痛昇華為世間最感人的淒美歌聲,直到生命耗盡。
撼動人心的愛常以眼淚始,以眼淚終。那淚水是絕無僅有,此生不再的天真,也是身為人最奢侈的感情,更是一生的美味。如果真說出後悔,那辛苦承受的一切便失去意義,只留下無謂的執著,以及自我滿足和自我欺騙…
"Beautiful....Compelling entertainment." --New York Times
One of the most beloved novels of all time, The Thorn Birds, 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.
The Thorn Birds is 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. Most 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.
"A heart-rending epic...truly marvelous." --Chicago Tribune