Tim
novel by McCullough
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Tim is the debut novel by Australian author Colleen McCullough, published in 1974. It tells the story of a love affair between a learning-disabled man named Tim and an older woman. The novel was well-received and later adapted into a film in 1979. McCullough, who also had a career as a neuroscientist, began writing to supplement her income while working in the United States. While The Thorn Birds became her most famous work, Tim marked her successful entry into the literary world.12
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