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The Thorn Birds
Colleen McCullough · Literary Fiction
35 Pulse Score
Based on recommendations from independent creators
forbidden romancehistorical fictionsecond chance romance
historical fictionforbidden romance
🌶️🌶️🌶️Moderate — some open-door scenes, not the focus
#512 All Time
About this book
The Thorn Birds is a 1977 best-selling novel by Australian author Colleen McCullough. Set primarily on Drogheda – a fictional sheep station in the Australian Outback named after Drogheda, Ireland – the story focuses on the Cleary family and spans the years 1915 to 1969.
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