Desire and duty collide in a complex web of emotions from "summary" of The Thorn Birds by Colleen McCullough
In the vast Australian outback, where the land stretches endlessly and the sun beats down mercilessly, lives the Cleary family. At the heart of their struggles lies the internal conflict between desire and duty, a battle that rages within each member of the family. Meggie, the beautiful and passionate young woman, finds herself torn between her love for Ralph de Bricassart, the handsome and charismatic priest, and her sense of obligation to her family. Her desires pull her towards Ralph, while her duty to her family holds her back, creating a tangled web of emotions that threatens to consume her.
Ralph, too, is entangled in this complex web of emotions. As a man of God, he is duty-bound to serve the Church and uphold his vows of celibacy. However, his desire for Meggie burns fiercely within him, leading him down a path of temptation and forbidden love. The collision between his duty to the Church and his yearning for Meggie leaves him torn and tormented, u...
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