The Colour

Name: The Colour
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"Evokes the beauty and majesty of south island"

Review by kirsten on 19th March, 2015

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Epic as the landscape. The petty concerns of humans against the huge scale of the mountains, the windswept plains, the snow the merciless sea of the west coast. One strong woman stands up for herself, her adventurous spirit will not be crushed, her individual quest for fulfilment in life is inspiring, and uplifting.

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'This is a writer whose breadth of imagination and supple prose transcend the genre: she is one of the finest writers in English' Daily TelegraphJoseph and Harriet Blackstone emigrate from Norfolk to New Zealand in search of new beginnings and prosperity. 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 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, it is a story of the quest for the impossible, an attempt to mine the complexities of love and in the process discover the sacrifices to be made in the pursuit of happiness.

Author Biography:

Rose Tremain's bestselling novels have been published in thirty countries and have won many awards, including the Orange Prize (The Road Home), the Whitbread Novel of the Year (Music & Silence) and the James Tait Black Memorial Prize (Sacred Country); Restoration was shortlisted for the Booker Prize. Rose Tremain was made a CBE in 2007 and was appointed Chancellor of the University of East Anglia in 2013. She lives in Norfolk and London with the biographer, Richard Holmes. www.rosetremain.co.uk

Release date Australia

April 29th, 2004

Author

Rose Tremain

Pages

448

Audience

General (US: Trade)

Dimensions

129x198x24

ISBN-13

9780099425151

Product ID

1719447

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