The Independence of Miss Mary Bennet by Colleen McCullough15 November, 2008Austen-mania birthed several sequels to Pride and Prejudice-Colleen McCullough’s is the latest.
What's Hot in the Media 20th October 200820 October, 2008Author Marilynne Robinson made a name for herself with her award-winning novel Gilead.
What's Hot in the Media - 29 September 200829 September, 2008Two Australian stalwarts go head to head in the Most Mentioned chart this week, Kate Grenville with The Lieutenant and Colleen McCullough with The Independence of Miss Mary Bennet.
The Independence of Miss Mary Bennet By Colleen McCullough1 September, 2008According to a recent poll of 15,000 Dymocks booklover members, Pride and Prejudice is considered one of the best books ever written and yet one that I am shamefaced to admit has never quite made it to the top of my reading pile.
The Touch by Colleen McCullough2 February, 2007Colleen McCullough's latest novel opens in Scotland in 1872, when 16-year-old Elizabeth Drummond departs for Australia to be married off to the notorious, talented Alexander Kinross who left Scotland some years earlier to make his fortune.