The Thorn Birds

The Thorn Birds is a 1977 best-selling novel by Australian author Colleen McCullough. Set primarily on Drogheda – a fictional sheep station in the Australian Outback named after Drogheda, Ireland – the story focuses on the Cleary family and spans the years 1915 to 1969.

First sentence: On December 8th, 1915, Meggie Cleary had her fourth birthday.

Year

1998

Language

English

Publisher

Harper & Row

Editions

56

Reader rating

3.7 / 5 (13)

Pages

533

ISBN

9780060129569

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