Colleen McCullough, a neuroscientist by training, worked in various Sydney and English hospitals before settling into 10 years of research and teaching in the Department of Neurology at the Yale Medical School in the USA. In 1974 her first novel, ‘Tim’ was published in New York, followed by ‘The Thorn Birds’ in 1977 and a string of successful novels, including the Masters of Rome series. She lives in Norfolk Island, with her husband, Ric Robinson, and a cat named Shady.

Praise for ‘Antony and Cleopatra’:‘An irresistible read’Daily Mail‘Full of passion, greed, intrigue and betrayal…a thoroughly entertaining read’Glasgow HeraldPraise for Colleen McCullough:‘Fast-moving and immensely readable…this book is a page turner from start to finish’ Maeve Binchy'McCullough piles on the drama' Daily Mail'Sizzling family drama stuffed with passion, tragedy, love and sex' More'Absorbing’ Sunday Telegraph'Compelling, passionate and gritty' She'Probes the depths of the human heart in a haunting, multi-layered novel' Good Book Guide'Deliciously addictive…a classic tale of wealth and power–an engrossing read' Sainsbury's magazine

Colleen McCullough, a neuroscientist by training, worked in various Sydney and English hospitals before settling into 10 years of research and teaching in the Department of Neurology at the Yale Medical School in the USA. In 1974 her first novel, ‘Tim’ was published in New York, followed by ‘The Thorn Birds’ in 1977 and a string of successful novels, including the Masters of Rome series. She lives in Norfolk Island, with her husband, Ric Robinson, and a cat named Shady.

Praise for ‘Antony and Cleopatra’:‘An irresistible read’Daily Mail‘Full of passion, greed, intrigue and betrayal…a thoroughly entertaining read’Glasgow HeraldPraise for Colleen McCullough:‘Fast-moving and immensely readable…this book is a page turner from start to finish’ Maeve Binchy'McCullough piles on the drama' Daily Mail'Sizzling family drama stuffed with passion, tragedy, love and sex' More'Absorbing’ Sunday Telegraph'Compelling, passionate and gritty' She'Probes the depths of the human heart in a haunting, multi-layered novel' Good Book Guide'Deliciously addictive…a classic tale of wealth and power–an engrossing read' Sainsbury's magazine