. . . . "McCullough speaks of her schooling and of her relationship with her father ; working in the field of neurophysiology in the U.K. and the U.S. ; working on her novels \"Tim\" and \"The thorn birds\" ; promoting her novels in the U.S. ; her method of work ; she discusses the characters in the Thorn birds."@en . "Interviews"@en . . . . "Conversation with Colleen McCullough"@en . . .