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Sat 4 Nov, 2006 08:26 pm
THE THORN BIRD
There is a legend about a bird which sings just once in its life, more sweetly than any other creature on the face of the earth. From the moment it leaves the nest it searches for a thorn tree, and does not rest until it has found one. Then, singing among the savage branches, it impales itself upon the longest, sharpest spine. And, dying, it rises above its own agony to out-carol the lark and the nightingale. One superlative song, existence the price. But the whole world stills to listen, and God in His heaven smiles. For the best is only bought at the cost of great pain.... Or so says the legend.
Source: THE THORN BIRDS. Colleen McCullough. Great Britain. 1980.
This book is worth to read
Gad! I read that book about a million years ago and have forgotten most of it. Wasn't it made into a TV mini-series?
I've nicknamed it "The Horny Bird."
cicerone imposter wrote:I've nicknamed it "The Horny Bird."
Yeah, now that you mention it, ci, it was kind of a bodice-ripper, wasn't it? Heavy breathing and all.
Merry Andrew wrote:Gad! I read that book about a million years ago and have forgotten most of it. Wasn't it made into a TV mini-series?
yeah. There was a mini TV series based on this book
love of a priest and a girl
The tv series had Richard Chamberlain as the priest and Rachel someone as the main female lead.
Its a big part of my childhood as my mum loves that kind of stuff.
Lace was fantastic too.
Merry Andrew wrote:Gad! I read that book about a million years ago and have forgotten most of it. Wasn't it made into a TV mini-series?
We must have read it at the same time.
I was still naive enough to think priests didn't have sex, and was shocked.
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