by Colleen McCullough (Author)
"Beautiful... Compelling entertainment." --New York Times
One of the most beloved novels of all time, The Thorn Birds, Colleen McCullough's sweeping family saga of dreams, titanic struggles, dark passions, and forbidden love in the Australian Outback, returns to enthrall a new generation.
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. It is a poignant love story, a powerful epic of struggle and sacrifice, a celebration of individuality and spirit. Most of all, it is the story of the Clearys' only daughter, Meggie, and the haunted priest, Father Ralph de Bricassart--and the intense joining of two hearts and souls over a lifetime, a relationship that dangerously oversteps sacred boundaries of ethics and dogma.
Number of Pages: 688
Dimensions: 1.62 x 7.94 x 5.39 IN
Publication Date: May 12, 2026
Accelerated Reader:
Quiz Name: Thorn Birds
Interest Level: Upper Grades, 9-12
Reading Level: 7
Point Value: 39
