Morgan's Run

Name: Morgan's Run
Brand: Simon & Schuster Audio
Availability: InStock
Author: Colleen McCullough
ISBN: 9781797110936

Author: Colleen McCullough

Narrator: Tim Curry

Abridged: 6 hr 49 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Simon & Schuster Audio

Published: 12/03/2019

Categories: Fiction, Sea Stories, Indigenous, Historical Fiction

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 breathtaking saga brimming with drama, history, and passion.

Following the disappearance of his only son and the death of his beloved wife, Richard Morgan is falsely imprisoned and exiled to the penal colonies of eighteenth-century Australia. His life is shattered but Morgan refuses to surrender, overcoming all obstacles to find unexpected contentment and happiness in the harsh early days of Australia's settlement.

From England's shores to Botany Bay and the rugged frontier of a hostile new world, Morgan's Run is the epic tale of love lost and found, and the man whose strength and character helped settle a country and define its future.

About Colleen McCullough

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.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Lynnda on October 02, 2010

As an emerging writer, deep into learning the skills of the craft, I read a lot of professionals' advice. Most experts suggest that a novel be developed with a plot full of action. Not surprisingly, then, I find that most books - regardless of genre - follow this model. Not so with Colleen McCulloug......more

Goodreads review by Bruce on April 24, 2008

One's reading life is too abbreviated to waste on books that are long on page length and short on information. As evidenced by her otherwise excellent Masters of Rome series and this bit of over-researched fluff, McCullough desperately needs an editor. Morgan's Run (aka "life," as in, "I had a good......more

Goodreads review by Joy H. on February 12, 2014

Added 12/13/13 2/4/14 - I am still trying to get through this book (in between other books). I'm on p.291 out of 832 pages in this paperback edition. Don't know if I'll stick with this book. Some of the GR reviewers say the last part of the book is better that the first part. Guess I'll stick with it......more

Goodreads review by Claudia on September 09, 2010

This was a challenging read. The author does SO MUCH historical research, and includes lots of period language, descriptions of items that I'm not familiar with, etc. This makes it slow going, but the story was SO good. The main character, Richard Morgan, was a real person sent from England as a con......more

Goodreads review by Intelektualios on February 24, 2025

Viena įdomiausių ir begalo įstrigusių knygų gyvenime apie tai, kaip susikūrė Australija. Negaliu po šios knygos ją matyti taip kaip visi :) Knyga parmeta istoriniais faktais.......more