The Thorn Birds

The Thorn Birds1983

The Thorn Birds is a 1977 best-selling novel by the 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 th… more »



Ralph de Bricassart:
Poor little Meggie. It must be hard being the only girl.

Fiona 'Fee' Cleary:
But I've been blessed with sons, these and the two I've buried. It's her sons a mother thinks of, isn't it? [ yells out to Meggie in the field] Meggie don't dawdle! You've got the chickens to feed!

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