1. The Thorn Birds is a novel written by contemporary Australian writer Colleen McCullough.
2. Taking the love dispute between Meggie, the heroine, and Ralph, the priest, as the main line, the novel describes the story of three generations of the Cleary family, which spans more than half a century.
3. Ralph yearns for the power of the church, but falls in love with Meggie, the beautiful girl of the Cleary family.
4. For the "God" he pursued, he abandoned secular love, but his heart was extremely contradictory and painful.
5. With this as the center, the joys and sorrows of more than ten members of the Cleary family were also revealed.
6. This work has the reputation of "Gone with the Wind" in Australia.
