En esta inolvidable novela, McCullough narra una historia que comienza en 1915 y est llena de sue os, secretos, pasiones oscuras y amor prohibido en el interior de Australia.

En ella asistimos a la gesta de tres generaciones de la familia Cleary, pero sobre todo, somos testigos de la relaci n sentimental de Meggie con el sacerdote Ralph de Bricassart, un p rroco cuya ambici n lo lleva a formar parte de los c rculos influyentes del Vaticano.

Una historia de amor conmovedora, una apasionante lucha entre el deseo y el deber, la vocaci n y la pasi n, pero tambi n una celebraci n de la individualidad y el esp ritu.

ENGLISH DESCRIPTION

Colleen McCullough's sweeping saga of dreams, struggles, dark passions, and forbidden love in the Australian Outback has enthralled readers the world over. This is the chronicle of three generations of Clearys, ranchers carving lives from a beautiful, hard land while contending with the bitterness, frailty, and secrets that penetrate their family. Most of all, it is the story of only daughter Meggie and her lifelong relationship with the haunted priest Father Ralph de Bricassart--an intense joining of two hearts and souls that dangerously oversteps sacred boundaries of ethics and dogma.

A poignant love story, a powerful epic of struggle and sacrifice, a celebration of individuality and spirit, Colleen McCullough's acclaimed masterwork remains a monumental literary achievement--a landmark novel to be cherished and read again and again.