On December 8th, 1915, Meggie Cleary had her fourth birthday.
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(1977)
The Thorn Birds
by Colleen McCullough and Colleen McCullough
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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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Padraic Cleary, Fiona Cleary, the Clearys, Meggie Cleary, Ralph de Bricassart, Francis Cleary, Justine O'Neill, Mary Elizabeth Cleary Carson, Luke O'Neill, Dane O'Neill, Luddie Muller, Anne Mueller, Bob Cleary, Jack Cleary, Hughie Cleary, Stuart Cleary, Harold Cleary, James Cleary, Patrick Cleary, Rainer Moerling Hartheim, Vittorio di Contini-VerchesePlaces
Australia, New Zealand, Rome, the Vatican, England, Greece, Drogheda, Outback, ao da li yaShowing 11 featured editions. View all 79 editions?
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The Thorn Birds
2005, HarperCollins Publishers
Paperback
in English
- printing (1)
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The Thorn Birds
2005, HarperCollins Publishers
Paperback
in English
- printing (1)
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The Thorn Birds
2003-06, Perfectbound
Electronic resource
in English
- 25th Anniversary Edition
0060586214 9780060586218
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The Thorn Birds
2002?, Paw Prints (Avon Books)
library binding
in English
- First Avon Books paperback printing (86)
1439508224 9781439508220
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The Thorn Birds
December 16, 1999, Longman
Paperback
in English
- New edition
0582418232 9780582418233
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The Thorn Birds
October 1999, Tandem Library
School & Library Binding
in English
061315231X 9780613152310
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Les oiseaux se cachent pour mourir
1986-09, Pierre Belfond
Paperback
in French
2714411509 9782714411501
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The Thorn Birds
1978-06, Avon
Mass Market Paperback
in English
- First Avon printing
0380018179 9780380018178
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The Thorn Birds
1978-06, Avon
Mass Market Paperback
in English
- Twenty-fifth Avon printing
0380444798 9780380444793
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