Moving from the wild splendor of a sheep farm in australia to the opulent. Find all the books, read about the author, and more. In 1983 it was adapted as a television miniseries that, during its television run march 2730, became the united. The thorn birds was written by australian novelist colleen mccoullough, who sadly died 29 january 2015, aged 77. The thorn birds by colleen mccullough is my favorite novel. In 1983 it was adapted as a television miniseries that, during its te.
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