The book was a good love story, a young girl and an Irish priest romance together...I think I will read another of Colleen McCullough books...also I would like to see the old television series..

This was the best buddy read with @Maegan. We both happened to have this same book and had no interest in reading it, probably because of it's thickness, other books needed reading etc. So we decided to give it a go, finally, and thank GOD we did. We were both mesmerized from page 1 to 637.

I loved how it started out in New Zealand with an Irish immigrant family as the main characters. Then from New Zealand we move to Australia with the grumpy rich aunt and the greedy power hungry priest. McCullough covers three generations of Clearys from 1915-1969. If I knew these people in person I'd say they were ordinary and almost boring but the author does a great job of giving them such life and dignity and secrets that could tear them apart but actually bring them closer to one another.

The outback is described fantastically with the weather and the animals in their surroundings.
I cannot do this book any justice without getting into detail or botching my words. There is always the synopsis but that too cannot make you feel the story as deep as when you are in it.

I highly recommend and would not give this away to Goodwill. It is definitely a keeper for life.