Multiple choice general knowledge The Thorn Birds Janette Sebring Lowrey Margaret Wise Brown Colleen McCullough Khalil Gibran Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself C Correct answer Explanation The Thorn Birds is a 1977 bestselling novel by Australian author Colleen McCullough. It is a family saga set in the Australian outback that became an international bestseller and was adapted into a popular TV miniseries starring Richard Chamberlain.