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The Thorn Birds
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The Thorn Birds

Colleen McCullough
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The Thorn Birds is a robust, romantic saga of a singular family, the Clearys. It begins in the early part of the 20th century, when Paddy Cleary moves his wife, Fiona, and their seven children to Drogheda, the vast Australian sheep station owned by his autocratic and childless older sister; and it ends more than half a century later, when the only survivor of the third generation, the brilliant actress Justine O'Neill, sets a course of life and love halfway around the world from her roots.

The central figures in this enthralling story are the indomitable Meggie, the only Cleary daughter, and the one man she truly loves, the stunningly handsome and ambitious priest Ralph de Bricassart. Ralph's course moves him a long way indeed, from a remote Outback parish to the halls of the Vatican; ...Read More

HistoricalForbidden LoveWestern FrontierWestern20th CenturyWarSecret ChildAngstRomanceClassicsHistorical RomanceHistoryLiterary FictionReligionRelationshipsComing-of-age
The Thorn Birds
The Thorn Birds

The Thorn Birds

Colleen McCullough
3.8
6 ratings
Published year: 1977
Pages: 692

The Thorn Birds is a robust, romantic saga of a singular family, the Clearys. It begins in the early part of the 20th century, when Paddy Cleary moves his wife, Fiona, and their seven children to Drogheda, the vast Australian sheep station owned by his autocratic and childless older sister; and it ends more than half a century later, when the only survivor of the third generation, the brilliant actress Justine O'Neill, sets a course of life and love halfway around the world from her roots.

The central figures in this enthralling story are the indomitable Meggie, the only Cleary daughter, and the one man she truly loves, the stunningly handsome and ambitious priest Ralph de Bricassart. Ralph's course moves him a long way indeed, from a remote Outback parish to the halls of the Vatican; ...Read More

HistoricalForbidden LoveWestern FrontierWestern20th CenturyWarSecret ChildAngstRomanceClassicsHistorical RomanceHistoryLiterary FictionReligionRelationshipsComing-of-age

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