The Thorn Birds

In the rugged Australian Outback, "The Thorn Birds" follows three generations of the extraordinary Cleary family through joy and sadness, bitter defeat and magnificent triumph--driven by their dreams, sustained by remarkable strength of character . . . and torn by dark passions, violence and a scandalous family legacy of forbidden love.

Now, 25 years after it first took the world by storm, 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. As powerful, moving, and unforgettable as when it originally appeared, it remains a monumental literary achievement--a landmark novel to be read . . . and read again