| The Thorn Birds is arobust, romantic saga of a singular family, the Clearys. It begins in the early part of this cen- tury, when Paddy Clcary moves his wife, Fiona, and their seven children to Drogheda, the vast Australian sheep station owned by his autocratic and childless older sister; and it ends more than halfa century later, when the only survivor of the third genera- tion, the brilliant actress Justine O Neill, sets a course of life and love halfway around the world from her roots. The central figures in this enthral- ling story aretheindomitableMeggie, the only Cleary daughter, and the one man she truly loves, the stunningly handsome and ambitious priest Ralph de Bricassart. Ralph s course moves him along way indeed, from a re.mote Outback parish to the hallsof the Vatican; and Meggie s, except for a brief and miserable marriage else- where, is fixed to the Drogheda that is part of her bones-but distance does not dim their feelings though it shapes their lives. Wonderful characters people this book: strong and gentle Paddy, hid- ing a private mcmory; dutiful Fiona, holding back love because it once be-, trayed her; violent, tormented Frank, |
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