The Thorn Birds

About this book

Colleen McCulloughs sweeping saga of dreams struggles dark passions and forbidden love in the Australian Outback has enthralled readers the world over. This is the chronicle of three generations of Clearys ranchers carving lives from a beautiful hard land while contending with the bitterness frailty and secrets that penetrate their family. Most of all it is the story of only daughter Meggie and her lifelong relationship with the haunted priest Father Ralph de Bricassart an intense joining of two hearts and souls that dangerously oversteps sacred boundaries of ethics and dogma. A poignant love story a powerful epic of struggle and sacrifice a celebration of individuality and spirit Colleen McCulloughs acclaimed masterwork remains a monumental literary achievement a landmark novel to be cherished and read again and again.