num_pages: 704
description: With over 10 million copies sold worldwide, here is the towering epic about three generations of a remarkable family in the Australian outback that was the basis for one of the most beloved television miniseries of all time. The Boston Globe called it "the kind of book the word 'blockbuster' was made for." The inaugural edition of our Modern Classics series, this is the only hardcover edition of The Thorn Birds currently in print.
language: English
title: The Thorn Birds
titlecomplete: The Thorn Birds
characters: Luke O'Neill, Ralph de Bricassart, Harold "Hal" Cleary, Stuart "Stu" Cleary, Mary Elizabeth Cleary Carson, Anne Mueller, Luddie Mueller, Bob Cleary, Padraic "Paddy" Cleary, Meghann "Meggie" Cleary, Jack Cleary, Rainer "Rain" Moerling Hartheim, James and Patrick "Jims and Patsy" Cleary, Francis "Frank" Cleary, Fiona "Fee" Cleary, Dane O'Neill, Archbishop (later Cardinal) Vittorio di Contini-Verchese, Justine O'Neill, Hughie Cleary
genres: Australia, Historical Fiction, Historical, Novels, Drama, Classics, Historical Romance, Adult, Romance, Fiction
ratings_count: 344626
places: Vatican City, Outback, New Zealand, Australia
publisher: Wings