{"product_id":"9781460751497","title":"Tim","description":"Author: Colleen McCullough\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781460751497\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: HarperCollins Publishers\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 23 Nov 2015\u003cbr\u003ePages: 318\u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eColleen McCullough's long out of print first novel now available for the first time in decades: an uplifting, unconventional love story that was hugely controversial on its release and became a major movie starring Mel Gibson.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eForty-three-year-old Mary Horton lives in a quiet middle-class suburb on Sydney's North Shore. A straight-laced, emotionally distant spinster, Mary has worked hard to set herself up. With no partner and no friends, her idea of 'life' does not include personal relationships. \u003c!--?xml:namespace prefix = o \/--\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTim Melville is a 25-year-old labourer with the body and face of a Greek god, but the mind of a child. A gentle outcast in a cruel, unbending world, Tim has a loving family, but is often derided and taken advantage of.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBy chance, one summer morning Tim meets Mary and what begins as a day's labour for the kind-hearted young man becomes a life-changing relationship for both of them.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eUplifting, unconventional and hugely controversial on its release, TIM became a major movie starring Mel Gibson.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e 'Accomplished, sensitive and wise ... a love story with a difference' \u003cem\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'A wonderful novel about human nature' \u003cem\u003eBeyond New Words\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'An extraordinarily beautiful, convention-defying love story. Unforgettable' Sophie Hannah, international bestselling author\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Years before anyone had heard of THE THORN BIRDS, I was excited to be publishing Colleen McCullough's first novel, TIM. She seemed like a young author who might go far' Richard Walsh, Angus \u0026amp; Robertson publisher\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Print on demand - Ships in 1 to 3 months","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47239723319454,"sku":"HPC-9781460751497","price":22.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9781460751497.jpg?v=1780359607","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9781460751497","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}