![]() And the land itself: stark, relentless in its demands, brilliant in its flowering, prey to gigantic cycles of drought and flood, rich when nature is bountiful, surreal like no other place on earth. ![]() Wonderful characters people this book: strong and gentle Paddy, hiding a private memory dutiful Fiona, holding back love because it once betrayed her violent, tormented Frank and the other hardworking Cleary sons who give the boundless lands of Drogheda the energy and devotion most men save for women Meggie Ralph and Meggie's children, Justine and Dane. This is a work of fiction and any resemblance between the characters in this book and real persons is coincidental. ![]() The Thorn Birds by Colleen McCullough (9780060837556) - PaperBack - Historical fiction. It begins in the early part of the 20th 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 and it ends more than half a century later, when the only survivor of the third generation, the brilliant actress Justine O'Neill, sets a course of life and love halfway around the world from her roots. The Thorn Birds by Colleen McCullough 4.5 (191) Paperback 17.99 19.99 Save 10 Paperback 17.99 eBook 7. The Thorn Birds from Dymocks online bookstore. ![]() The Thorn Birds is a robust, romantic saga of a singular family, the Clearys. The Thorn Birds by Colleen McCullough ParticularDayOfJune (104) 13.00 The Thorn Birds Vintage Paperback Novel First Avon Printing June 1978 - Colleen McCullough - Set in Australia - Made Into Best Selling Movie jeanienineandme (659) 9.51 The THORN Birds // Colleen McCULLOUGH // 1978 PB // Australian Vintage Saga (B85) TheBookMobile (47) 14. ![]()
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