The October Horse : A Novel of Caesar and Cleopatra
by Colleen McCullough
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- used - good/used - good
- ISBN 10
- 0684853310
- ISBN 13
- 9780684853314
- Seller
-
Oakville, Ontario, Canada
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About This Item
This book has been read, no wear to covers, some stamps and markings inner pages, some stickers on covers as this was former library book. Spine intact, no creases, slightly misaligned.
"Very entertaining and very informative about the start of the safari parks in general and longeat in particular. Very well done" The shadowen" amazon
"Colleen Margaretta McCullough was an Australian author known for her novels, her most well-known being The Thorn Birds and Tim. Raised by her mother in Wellington and then Sydney, McCullough began writing stories at age 5. She flourished at Catholic schools and earned a physiology degree from the University of New South Wales in 1963. Planning become a doctor, she found that she had a violent allergy to hospital soap and turned instead to neurophysiology – the study of the nervous system's functions. She found jobs first in London and then at Yale University in New Haven, Connecticut. After her beloved younger brother Carl died in 1965 at age 25 while rescuing two drowning women in the waters off Crete, a shattered McCullough quit writing. She finally returned to her craft in 1974 with Tim, a critically acclaimed novel about the romance between a female executive and a younger, mentally disabled gardener. As always, the author proved her toughest critic: "Actually," she said, "it was an icky book, saccharine sweet." A year later, while on a paltry $10,000 annual salary as a Yale researcher, McCullough – just "Col" to her friends – began work on the sprawling The Thorn Birds, about the lives and loves of three generations of an Australian family. Many of its details were drawn from her mother's family's experience as migrant workers, and one character, Dane, was based on brother Carl. Though some reviews were scathing, millions of readers worldwide got caught up in her tales of doomed love and other natural calamities. The paperback rights sold for an astonishing $1.9 million. In all, McCullough wrote 11 novels." Good Reads
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Details
- Bookseller
- Ohkwaho Books and Fine Art (CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 256-2023
- Title
- The October Horse : A Novel of Caesar and Cleopatra
- Author
- Colleen McCullough
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover with Dust Jacket and plastic cover
- Book Condition
- used - good
- Jacket Condition
- used - good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0684853310
- ISBN 13
- 9780684853314
- Publisher
- Simon & Schuster
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 2002
- Pages
- 792
- Size
- 24.2 x 16 cm
- Keywords
- Fiction, Historical, Rome
Terms of Sale
Ohkwaho Books and Fine Art
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About the Seller
Ohkwaho Books and Fine Art
Biblio member since 2023
Oakville, Ontario
About Ohkwaho Books and Fine Art
Welcome to Ohkwaho Books and Fine Art. We are a small family-run, independent book-seller looking to share our passion for the written word with the world. We specialize in historical fiction, non-fiction and children's fiction. Above all we value integrity and transparency and are looking for ways to connect with other bibliophiles. Our resident artist is a proudly Metis youth, working to regain connection with his Metis heritage, and much of his passion for social justice and reconciliation may be envisioned within his art. We offer a wide variety of books for sale, both gently used and new. We are also very thrilled to announce availability of a limited number of prints and original artwork by Baz. In addition, we are always happy to connect with you to discuss commissions and other types of requests. Please reach out and let us know how best we can work with you! We look forward to hearing from you.
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