by Colleen McCullough
A saga of three generations of the indomitable Cleary family begins in the early 1900s when Paddy Cleary, a poor New Zealand farm laborer, moves his wife and children to the Australian sheep station owned by his rich sister.
The Thorn Birds- Book Club Edition by Colleen McCullough
Colleen McCullough was born in Australia. A neuropathologist, she established the department of neurophysiology at the Royal North Shore Hospital in Sydney before working as a researcher and teacher at Yale Medical School for ten years. Her writing career began with the publication of Tim, followed by The Thorn Birds, a record-breaking international bestseller. She lives on Norfolk Island in the South Pacific with her husband, Ric Robinson.
Edition: Book Club Edition
Publisher: Harper & Row (January 1, 1977)
Language: English- Historical fiction -Clergy
- Catholics - Family
- Love stories -Australia
- Priests -Religious fiction