The Colour

The ColourFrom 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

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.

Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: St. Martins Press-3PL
Published: 04/01/2004
ISBN: 9780312423100
Pages: 382
Weight: 1.15lbs
Size: 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.90d
Award: Baileys Women's Prize for Fiction - Nominee

Review Citations: BookPage 04/01/2004 pg. 10
New York Times 04/11/2004 pg. 20