The Colour (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780312423100)

From the critically-acclaimed historical novelist Rose Tremain comes the The Colour

Newlyweds Joseph and Harriet Blackstone emigrate from England to New Zealand, along with Joseph's mother Lilian, 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 a creek bed, he hides the discovery from both his wife and mother, and becomes obsessed with the riches awaiting him deep in the earth. Abandoning his farm and family, he sets off alone for the new goldfields over the Southern Alps, a moral wilderness where many others, under the seductive dreams of the colour, rush to their destinies and doom.

Author: Rose Tremain
ISBN-10: 0312423101
ISBN-13: 9780312423100
Publisher: St. Martins Press-3PL
Language: English
Published: 04/01/2004
Pages: 382
Format: Paperback
Weight: 1.15lbs
Size: 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.90d
Award: Baileys Women's Prize for Fiction - Nominee

Review Citation(s):
BookPage 04/01/2004 pg. 10
New York Times 04/11/2004 pg. 20