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PART OF THE ACCLAIMED MASTERS OF ROME SERIES
Colleen McCullough was born in Australia. A neurophysiologist, she
established the department of neurophysiology at the Royal North
Shore Hospital in Sydney, then worked as a researcher and teacher
at Yale Medical School for ten years.
Her writing career began with the publication of Tim, followed by
The Thorn Birds, a record-breaking international bestseller. The
author of over ten other novels, including the acclaimed 'Masters
of Rome' series, Dr McCullough also wrote lyrics for musical
theatre.
Until her death in 2015 she lived on Norfolk Island in the Pacific
with her husband.
It is a powerful story, and McCullough tells it with the verve of a
novelist and the commitment of a historian
*Sunday Times*
In the fourth book in her "Masters of Rome" series, McCullough (Fortune's Favorites, LJ 9/1/93) details Caesar's rise to power from 68-58 B.C. Caesar repeatedly outmaneuvers his enemies, who devise one scheme after another to bring about his political, economic, and social downfall. Eventually he allies himself with Pompey and Crassus to create a formidable triumverate. Despite the book's title, women play minor roles in the novel. Caesar consults his shrewd mother about strategy and depends on her to manage his household. He adores his daughter and misses her dead mother. Nonetheless, he consistently subordinates personal affection to political ambition, seducing the wives of his rivals and maintaining an emotional distance from his own wives and lovers. McCullough crams the book with details about Roman life and politics and includes many pages of notes and a glossary. Those readers following the series and others with an intense interest in the time period will enjoy this installment.‘Kathy Piehl, Mankato State Univ., Minn.
It is a powerful story, and McCullough tells it with the verve of a novelist and the commitment of a historian * Sunday Times *
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