The Touch. a powerful, sweeping family saga from the international bestselling author of The Thorn Birds, Paperback/Colleen McCullough

Spanning fifty years, from the 1860s through to the turn of the century, this work tells the story of Alexander Kinross, who flees from a childhood of poverty in Scotland to make his fortune in the Australian and the American gold fields. In the process, he meets the woman he loves but can never marry - and marries a woman who can never love him. Publisher: Cornerstone Author(s): Colleen McCullough Number of pages: 656 Publication date: 2004 Dimensions: 182 x 110 x 34 Cover type: Paperback / softback