'She was fierce, funny and so supportive of other writers. Prime Minister Tony Abbott described her as 'a unique Australian personality and Norfolk Island's most famous resident'.įellow Australian author Tara Moss described McCullough as irreplaceable. Tributes flowed in for one of Australia's most internationally acclaimed writers, who is survived by her husband Ric Robinson. Colleen McCullough The Thorn Birds Kindle Edition by Colleen McCullough (Author) Format: Kindle Edition 11,081 ratings Part of: The Thorn Birds (1 books) See all formats and editions Kindle 0.00 This title and over 1 million more available with Kindle Unlimited 12.99 to buy Audiobook 0. She also had a fruitful scientific career, establishing the neurophysiology department at Sydney's Royal North Shore Hospital and spending decade as a researcher at Yale Medical School in the United States. 'The Thorn Birds', set in the Australian outback, became a high-rating television series. The last, 'Bittersweet', was published in 2013. I knew from the buzz at school that The Thorn Birds a story about the forbidden love between a girl-turned-woman, Meggie, and an older priest, Ralph would probably not meet with my mother's. In the arid 1920s Australian Outback, a Catholic priest and the beautiful niece of a vast sheep station owner stand powerless before God's will, tormented by desire. McCullough wrote 25 novels during her career, including her first book, 'Tim', which was made into a 1979 film starring Mel Gibson. The Thorn Birds: With Richard Chamberlain, Rachel Ward, Christopher Plummer, Bryan Brown. 'The world is a less colourful place without Col.' 'Ever quick-witted and direct, we looked forward to her visits from Norfolk Island and the arrival of each new manuscript delivered in hard copy in custom-made maroon manuscript boxes inscribed with her name,' she said.

HarperCollins Australia publishing director Shona Martyn said McCullough had overcome a string of health and eyesight problems to continue writing through dictation. The best-selling writer passed away in hospital on Norfolk Island, which lies in the remote waters off Australia's eastern coast, her publisher said in a statement. Sydney-Internationally acclaimed Australian author, Colleen McCullough, whose novel 'The Thorn Birds' sold more than 30 million copies worldwide, died on Thursday aged 77.

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