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.
"Beautiful....Compelling entertainment."
--New York Times

"A heart-rending epic...truly marvelous."
--Chicago Tribune

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.