The Thorn Birds Colleen McCullough A Thorn bird is a mythical bird that sings only once in its life, a song that is the most melodious on earth. From birth, the bird searches for a thorn bush, and upon finding it, impales itself on the longest thorn, and dies singing a song that is better than that of any other living thing. It gives its life for one superlative song. Just as in the myth the theme of the book is that the most beautiful things in life come with a price of painful sacrifice. Meggie Cleary of Drogheda, knew it was going to be extremely painful to love Cardinal Ralph de Bricassart, but loved him accepting the pain of love. The cardinal chose divinity over Meggie and carried the pain of forbidden love throughout his life. Except for little Meggie, there was not a single truly likeable character in the book. Somehow the men couldn't make an impact, even cardinal Ralph de Bricassart or Dane O'Neil with their exceptional beauty a...
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