The Thorn Birds by Colleen McCullough
"The Thorn Birds" is a sweeping family saga that spans three generations of the Cleary family, set against the backdrop of the Australian outback. It focuses on the forbidden love between the beautiful Meggie Cleary and the family's priest, Father Ralph de Bricassart. The novel explores themes of love, religion, and ambition, as Meggie and Ralph struggle with their feelings for each other and the choices they must make.
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- Published
- 1977
- Nationality
- Australian
- Length
- Long
- Pages
- 500-700
- Original Language
- English
- Avg User Rating
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(3.9)
- Alternate Titles
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- Ptáci V Trní
- Pássaros Feridos
- Uccelli Di Rovo
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This book is on the following 14 lists:
- 15th on The Books That Built The French (TNS-Sofres/SNCF–Lire)
- 27th on Big Read (Bulgarian) (Bulgaria)
- 34th on 50 Best-Loved Novels Written by a Woman (United Kingdom) (Guardian)
- 56th on Top 100 Books, As Chosen By Canadians (The Gazette(Newspaper))
- 64th on The Big Read (BBC)
- 85th on The 100 Favorite Novels of Librarians (Bookman.com)
- 86th on Koen Book Distributors Top 100 Books of the Past Century (themodernnovel.com)
- 90th on My Favourite Book - Australian Big Read (Australian Big Read)
- 363rd on The Complete 500: OCLC (OCLC)
- 1809th on Our Users' Honorable Mention Favorite Books of All Time (The Greatest Books Users)
- 125 Best Romance Books of All Time (Parade)
- 150 Great Reads (The Spokesman-Review Spokane Chronicle )
- The Big Jubilee Read (BBC)
- Världsbiblioteket (The World Library) (Tidningen Boken)