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
Dimensions: 198 x 131 x 29 mm
Weight: 314 g
Language: English
Tremain is a magnificent storyteller with an enormous story to tell - Independent on Sunday
This is a writer whose breadth of imagination and supple prose transcend the genre: she is one of the finest writers in England - Daily Telegraph
Tremain has produced her own wondrous piece of gold - Scotsman
A fabulous work, bravely imaginative, deeply moving, surprising, invigorating and satisfying - Independent
This is a beautifully crafted book - at once a gripping adventure story and a compelling portrayal of human emotion at its bravest and its most vulnerable - Economist
The Colour is the produce of a large and generous talent, generous in its giving of enjoyment - Financial Times
An engrossing novel, an adventure story with a sensitive side - Observer
The Colour is a measured book, a diligent, painstaking book - Sunday Telegraph
She is a magical storyteller - it is as an artist that she excels - New Statesman
Brilliantly detailed and textured - Daily Mail
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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 it becomes clear very early on in the book that...
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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. After dealing with the initial excitement of arrival (and...
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