The Thorn Birds Author:McCullough, Colleen Powered by the dreams and struggles of three generations, THE THORN BIRDS is the epic saga of a family rooted in the Australian sheep country. At the story's heart is the love of Meggie Cleary, who can never possess the man she desperately adores, and Ralph de Bricassart, who rises from parish priest to the inner circles fo the Vatican.. but who... more »se passion for Meggie will follow him all the days of his life.