First published 1998
Meggie Cleary grows up on the vast Australian sheep station of Drogheda, where her family has toiled for generations. When the ambitious young priest Ralph de Bricassart arrives, Meggie is captivated. Their forbidden love blooms even as Ralph's career skyrockets. But the relentless Outback demands sacrifice, and Meggie must choose between the land she loves and the man she can never truly have.
Genres: romance, historical-fiction, 20th-century, adult-fiction, family-drama
Vibes: emotional, intimate, thought-provoking
Tropes: enemies-to-lovers, forbidden-love, star-crossed-lovers
Setting: Australia, Drogheda, England, Greece, New Zealand, Outback, Rome, the Vatican
Period: 1915-1917, 1921-1969, xian dai
533 pages · Hardcover · Harper & Row