Colleen McCullough's 1977 novel, The Thorn Birds, became an international publishing sensation as its sales climbed past the seven-million mark. This saga of three generations in an Irish Catholic family in Australia seemed to pique interest in the histo...

Portland Press Herald (Maine) 03-13-2006 Favorites Edition: FINAL Section: IHerald Column: Favorites From deep in the woods of Washington County, Paul Laney uses a dial-up, Internet connection to talk fishing, buy gear and find out how it's blowing on West Grand Lake....