Colleen McCullough, author of "The Thorn Birds," is likely Australia's best-known writer. But upon her death, major daily The Australian's obituary led with comments about her weight, bolstering the country's reputation for sexism. "Plain of feature, and certainly overweight, she was, ...
Instant vomit! The Thorn Birds author gives her damning verdict on the iconic TV seriesColleen McCullough
'They love me because I am rich and famous without being beautiful or having slept my way to the top - and, unlike our politicians and financiers, I don't lie,' says the chainsmoking author of The Thorn Birds. She is in Britain, with her husband Ric, putting the finishing touches ...
Set against the picturesque backdrop of the Murray River in South Australia, we meet Rivertown vet, Jana, and her sister Sash, who have dedicated their lives to running Odessa, a wombat sanctuary that stands as a testament to their love for native wildlife. Their days are filled with the ...
Thomas is a wizard of fiction.” U.S. Review of Books “A sweeping literary saga in the traditional 'Dr. Zhivago', 'Gone with the Wind', and 'The Thorn Birds', this book has it all... original and stirring...” The Eric Hoffer Book Award “[A] cerebral page turner...a ...
school I waded through several Michener novels and readWar and Peace. I was a voracious reader all my life and readThe Thorn Birds(which isn’t historical fiction) in one sitting when it first came out. When I decided to start writing full time, historical fiction seemed the natural choice...
(The Thorn Birds, three decades ago) was my introduction to Aussie authors writing in this romantic saga genre, and beautifully woven throughout her storytelling is the harshness of the setting that is Drogheda. I wanted to do the same, so I created Iron Pot Hill Farm Retreat, using ...
Typical of fishing with Harry¾maybe Fritz was right¾there were no fish to be had. Bruce was more pragmatic. Since the trout weren’t biting, he went ice fishing on a local lake for jumbo perch. Bruce was always, even when we were hunting birds on the prairie, searching for jumbo...
You all know I do love the Longmire series and while I’ve reviewed several here, have listened to many more and just enjoyed.I’m sure part of my interest lies in the narration by George Guidall,butyou can’t go wrong with a Longmire episode. Also, having devoured the entire series ...
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