The Colour
Fiction & Poetry, Modern & Contemporary Fiction
Paperback Published on: 29/04/2004
£10.99
Synopsis
Joseph and Harriet Blackstone emigrate from Norfolk to New Zealand in search of new beginnings and prosperity. But the harsh land near Christchurch threatens to destroy them almost before they begin. When Joseph finds gold in the creek he is seized by a rapturous obsession with the voluptuous riches awaiting him deep in the earth. Abandoning his farm and family, he sets off alone for the new gold-fields over the Southern Alps, a moral wilderness where many others, under the seductive dreams of 'the colour', are violently rushing to their destinies.
By turns both moving and terrifying, The Colour is about a quest for the impossible, an attempt to mine the complexities of love and explore the sacrifices to be made in the pursuit of happiness.
- Publisher: Vintage Publishing
- ISBN: 9780099425151
- Number of pages: 448
- Weight: 309g
- Dimensions: 198 x 129 x 27 mm
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A slow burner
Joseph and Harriet Blackstone emigrate to New Zealand in the 1860's, along with Joseph's mother Lilian.
Joseph and Harriet have not been married long and i... READ MORE
Historical fiction at its BEST!
This is a book full of detail and historical interest.
Harriet & her new husband Joseph emigrate from Norfolk to New Zealand at the time of the Gold Rush.... READ MORE
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