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Colleen McCullough was born in Australia. A neuropathologist, she established the department of neurophysiology at the Royal North Shore Hospital in Sydney before working as a researcher and teacher at Yale Medical School for ten years. Her writing career began with the publication of Tim, followed by The Thorn Birds, a record-breaking international bestseller. She lives on Norfolk Island in the South Pacific with her husband, Ric Robinson.

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17 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Her finest work, March 22, 2000

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This review is from: Tim (Mass Market Paperback)

Colleen McCulloch has written many books but I consider this, a very early work, to be her finest. It is a simple story of unconventional love, beautifully told. The characters are very strongly drawn, and it is easy to identify with the feelings of Mary Horton as she comes to grips with her love for a young man so totally unlike her. It is a topic which could so easily have led to a different and tasteless result - instead it is a truly lovely book.

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars unconventional love story, June 18, 2006

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This review is from: Tim (Mass Market Paperback)

this small book really packs a wallop! it is perhaps the best book i have ever read because it is such a wonderful love story without being sappy. two thumbs way up!

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5.0 out of 5 stars A repeat read, September 10, 2002

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As a person who adores both Harry Potter and Salman Rushdie, this is one of my all-time favorite books. I have read this book at least 8 times in the past few years, and I have lent it to many a friend and loved one. The story is engrossing, the characters are complex and endearing, and McCullough's writing is magical. As a writer and an editor, this is a story I appreciate every time I read it.

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Most Recent Customer Reviews

4.0 out of 5 stars Love it! Much better than the movie!
I ordered the book because after learning there was a book, the movie simply wasn't good enough. The book filled in all the blanks that the naive movie left out. Read more

Published 11 months ago by L. Harper

4.0 out of 5 stars A different kind of love story
I decided to read this book after watching the movie Mary & Tim. It all started when I looking for a particular song and stumbled upon a music video for Mary & Tim. Read more

Published 14 months ago by Mori

5.0 out of 5 stars Tim
It is question of taste. This book is squarly to my taste just as are other books by C.McCullough

Published 16 months ago by Karel C. Dupre

5.0 out of 5 stars Tiim is worth reading for all.
Tim was quite shocking when written, but it is worth reading over and over again. Our ideas about suitable marriages need to be continuously revised.

Published 19 months ago by Donna L. Sheffield

5.0 out of 5 stars Who cannot love "Tim"?
This has been one of my all-time favorite books. Even more than "Thorn Birds". I never pictured Mel Gibson, but hey, I'm not complaining! Read more

Published 22 months ago by G. Soldat

3.0 out of 5 stars Movie better than the book
This is the first book I have read that was made into a movie where I thought the movie was better than the book. Read more

Published 23 months ago by S. Pelovsky

5.0 out of 5 stars I love this book!!
Colleen McCullough has written two unforgettable romance novels..."The Thornbirds," which everyone knows, and "Tim," which is not as widely known. Read more

Published on December 20, 2009 by bsinboots

2.0 out of 5 stars Am I the only one who hated it?
While the idea itself is good, and it reminds me of what could have been before the movie "I Am Sam" took place, I thought the story was quite poorly written. Read more

Published on October 2, 2009 by Trinidad C. Quiroz

5.0 out of 5 stars As advertised
I reordered the book because I purchased the 30th anniversary DVD release of the movie. THe book didn't hold up. The movie is where to experience 'Tim.'

Published on August 16, 2009 by Anna M. Curren

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Read
I absolutely LOVED this book, by the author who wrote "The Thornbirds" (another great one). I am not even a big fan of straight out romance novels, but this story really touched... Read more

Published on July 4, 2009 by xillah

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full quid, camphor laurels, little bloke, cuppa tea, fit partner

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Miss Horton, Mary Horton, John Martinson, Emily Parker, Tim Melville, Harry Markham, Surf Street, Archie Johnson, Constable Steel, Walton Street, Great Barrier Reef, Miss Norton, Bill Naismith, Mick Devine, Ron Melville, Barton the Bushman, Mary Norton, Saint Teresa, Sister Kelly

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