The Thorn Birds Book Amazon. And it ends more than half a century later, when the only survivor of the third generation, the brilliant. Free delivery on qualified orders.
By colleen mccullough (author) 4.7 out of 5 stars 1,703 ratings. It has sold over 30 million copies worldwide and was adapted into a tv series in 1983. The thorn birds is a chronicle of three generations of clearys—an indomitable clan of ranchers carving lives from a beautiful, hard land while contending with the bitterness, frailty, and secrets that penetrate their family.
The thorn birds was written by australian novelist colleen mccoullough, who sadly died 29 january 2015, aged 77.
It is an epic tale spanning the years 1915 to 1969, following three generations of the cleary family from their humble beginnings in new zealand. It is a poignant love story, a powerful epic of struggle and sacrifice, a celebration of individuality and spirit. Free delivery on qualified orders. It begins in the early part of this 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;