The Thorn Birds by Colleen McCullough

Big epic sweeping saga mostly taking place in Australia but also in London and Rome and it's just soooo much. I mean completely readable, compulsively even. It's about the Cleary Family and it's 3 generations between 1905 till the late 60's and it has been called Australia's answer to Gone With The Wind. That's some big shoe to fill but I wouldn't dismiss it entirely. I loved it. Loved the inner thoughts of the characters loved the scandal and the conflict of life's big questions of loyalty to ones self, to god to other people. I am glad i read it and was glad for the big juicy read to be done... but only because there are so many more that need to be read.