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Synopsis
Colleen McCullough captivated millions with her beloved worldwide bestseller The Thorn Birds. Now she takes readers to the birth of modern Australia with a breath-taking saga brimming with drama, history, and passion.
It was one of the greatest human experiments ever undertaken: to populate an unknown continent with the criminals of English society. For Richard Morgan, twelve months as a prisoner on the high seas would be just the beginning in a soul-trying test to survive in a hostile new land where, against all odds, he would find a new love and a new life. From the dank cells of England's prisons to the unforgiving frontier of the eighteenth-century outback, Morgan's Run is the epic tale of one man whose strength and character helped settle a country and define its future.
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About the Author
Colleen McCullough, a native of Australia, established the department of neurophysiology at the Royal North Shore Hospital in Sydney before working as a researcher at Yale Medical School for ten years. She is the bestselling author of numerous novels, including The Thorn Birds, and lives with her husband on Norfolk Island in the South Pacific.
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Set in the late 1700s, MORGAN'S RUN tells of the settlement of New South Wales, Australia, by British soldiers and convicts. Richard Morgan, unjustly convicted of extortion, is sentenced to transport and seven years of service. Along with hundreds of others, he eventually ends up in the "new experiment" of Australia, where he thrives. Curry's smooth, cynical, and sarcastic intonations convey the pain, uncertainty, and other emotions of the characters. McCullough brings a vivid picture of how eighteenth-century British society felt about her citizens and the lands she colonized. Tim Curry's performance brings home the cruelty of transport and arms-length rule that was part of Britain's policy. M.B.K. © AudioFile 2000, Portland, Maine-- Copyright © AudioFile, Portland, Maine
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- PublisherChivers Press
- Publication date2001
- ISBN 10 0754015610
- ISBN 13 9780754015611
- BindingHardcover
- Number of pages917
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