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The Colour by Rose Tremain (Hardcover, 2003)
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Joseph and Harriet Blackstone, along with Joseph's mother Lillian, emigrate from England in search of new beginnings and prosperity in New Zealand. But the harsh land near Christchurch where they settle threatens to destroy them almost before they begin. When Joseph finds gold in the creek, he guiltily hides the discovery from his wife and mother and 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. Harriet bravely decides to pursue her own journey towards an uncertain future. But nothing has prepared her for what happens when she too arrives at the gold-diggings. Amid squalor and confusion, amid burning heat and icy flood, she comes face to face with the true cost of desire. Beautifully written, hauntingly evocative and by turns both moving and terrifying, THE COLOUR is the story of a quest for the impossible, an attempt to mine the complexities of love and in the process discover what it is that makes men and womenProduct Identifiers
PublisherVintage Publishing
ISBN-139780701172961
eBay Product ID (ePID)89433972
Product Key Features
Book TitleThe Colour
AuthorRose Tremain
FormatHardcover
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year2003
GenreHistorical
Number of Pages384 Pages
Dimensions
Item Height240mm
Item Width162mm
Item Weight625g
Additional Product Features
Title_AuthorRose Tremain
Country/Region of ManufactureUnited Kingdom
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- 23 Jan, 2020
Compelling reading
Great storytelling, beautiful prose. Book was in condition as described and arrived promptly.Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- 05 Jun, 2024
Was advertised as hardback and is paperback, but otherwise good value.
Was advertised as hardback and is paperback, but otherwise good value.Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- 15 Jan, 2025
Very yellow book...
Very yellow bookVerified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- 17 Nov, 2021
Good book
Good thanksVerified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
