'Plain of feature' Colleen McCullough no contest for likes of Fleming, Twain and the Bard

By Joel Meares
Updated February 5 2015 - 10:08am, first published January 30 2015 - 6:04pm
Warmth and wit: Colleen McCullough. Photo: Rodger Cummins RCZ
Warmth and wit: Colleen McCullough. Photo: Rodger Cummins RCZ

The Australian's obituary for bestselling Australian author Colleen McCullough has raised some chatter on Twitter for its focus on the late writer's physicality. "Plain of feature, and certainly overweight, she was nevertheless a woman of wit and warmth," the obituary says.