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Joseph and Harriet Blackstone, along with Joseph’s mother Lilian, 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, burning heat and icy flood, Harriet Blackstone comes face to face with the true cost of desire.

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 women happy.]]> 1022376 12 1008507 2003 The Colour total:207|5:43|4:78|3:55|2:27|1:4| 207 750 468 36 4183 3.77 1424 313 17145013 181208 1022376 0099425157 9780099425151 34 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1180303238m/1022376.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1180303238s/1022376.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1022376.The_Colour 3.65 182
Joseph and Harriet Blackstone, along with Joseph’s mother Lilian, 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, burning heat and icy flood, Harriet Blackstone comes face to face with the true cost of desire.

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 women happy.]]> 2003 4 2 false Tue Mar 04 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Wed Mar 05 23:39:07 -0800 2008 Wed Mar 05 23:56:30 -0800 2008 more...]]> 6752244 416131 1022376 0099425157 9780099425151 34 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1180303238m/1022376.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1180303238s/1022376.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1022376.The_Colour 3.62 207
Joseph and Harriet Blackstone, along with Joseph’s mother Lilian, 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, burning heat and icy flood, Harriet Blackstone comes face to face with the true cost of desire.

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 women happy.]]> 2003 5 2 false Wed Nov 01 00:00:00 -0800 2006 Tue Sep 25 03:42:51 -0700 2007 Tue Sep 25 03:43:34 -0700 2007 7838419 293025 1022376 0099425157 9780099425151 34 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1180303238m/1022376.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1180303238s/1022376.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1022376.The_Colour 3.62 207
Joseph and Harriet Blackstone, along with Joseph’s mother Lilian, 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, burning heat and icy flood, Harriet Blackstone comes face to face with the true cost of desire.

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 women happy.]]> 2003 2 2 false Sat Dec 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Wed Oct 17 10:01:55 -0700 2007 Mon Dec 17 16:36:14 -0800 2007
The novel follows a husband and wife who have decided to start anew in New Zealand in the mid-nineteenth century only to be thwarted at every turn and estranged. Blah bla...more...]]> 20362656 323906 1022376 0099425157 9780099425151 34 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1180303238m/1022376.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1180303238s/1022376.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1022376.The_Colour 3.62 207
Joseph and Harriet Blackstone, along with Joseph’s mother Lilian, 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, burning heat and icy flood, Harriet Blackstone comes face to face with the true cost of desire.

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 women happy.]]> 2003 5 1 false Tue Apr 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Thu Apr 17 05:24:26 -0700 2008 Thu Apr 17 05:43:37 -0700 2008 I even have prejudices against whole eras. Take the Upper South in the twentieth century. Please.
...more...]]> 24960896 844726 1022376 0099425157 9780099425151 34 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1180303238m/1022376.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1180303238s/1022376.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1022376.The_Colour 3.62 207
Joseph and Harriet Blackstone, along with Joseph’s mother Lilian, 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, burning heat and icy flood, Harriet Blackstone comes face to face with the true cost of desire.

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 women happy.]]> 2003 4 1 false Thu Jul 03 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Fri Jun 20 00:41:50 -0700 2008 Thu Jul 03 10:28:43 -0700 2008
For me this was a very good book with a great narrative and excel...more...]]> 51660454 2103618 1022376 0099425157 9780099425151 34 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1180303238m/1022376.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1180303238s/1022376.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1022376.The_Colour 3.62 207
Joseph and Harriet Blackstone, along with Joseph’s mother Lilian, 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, burning heat and icy flood, Harriet Blackstone comes face to face with the true cost of desire.

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 women happy.]]> 2003 3 0 false Sat Apr 04 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Apr 06 03:12:52 -0700 2009 Mon Apr 06 03:21:17 -0700 2009 more...]]> 62138563 1877285 1022376 0099425157 9780099425151 34 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1180303238m/1022376.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1180303238s/1022376.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1022376.The_Colour 3.62 207
Joseph and Harriet Blackstone, along with Joseph’s mother Lilian, 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, burning heat and icy flood, Harriet Blackstone comes face to face with the true cost of desire.

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 women happy.]]> 2003 5 0 false Sat Jul 04 13:09:10 -0700 2009 Sat Jul 04 13:18:08 -0700 2009 more...]]> 49804073 2143789 1022376 0099425157 9780099425151 34 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1180303238m/1022376.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1180303238s/1022376.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1022376.The_Colour 3.62 207
Joseph and Harriet Blackstone, along with Joseph’s mother Lilian, 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, burning heat and icy flood, Harriet Blackstone comes face to face with the true cost of desire.

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 women happy.]]> 2003 3 0 false Thu Mar 19 15:11:40 -0700 2009 Thu Mar 19 15:11:57 -0700 2009 more...]]> 37986069 887702 1022376 0099425157 9780099425151 34 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1180303238m/1022376.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1180303238s/1022376.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1022376.The_Colour 3.62 207
Joseph and Harriet Blackstone, along with Joseph’s mother Lilian, 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, burning heat and icy flood, Harriet Blackstone comes face to face with the true cost of desire.

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 women happy.]]> 2003 4 0 false Mon Nov 24 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Mon Nov 17 16:20:34 -0800 2008 Mon Nov 24 20:16:24 -0800 2008
The story follows a newly married couple who emigrate to New Zealand from Norfolk to start a new life. Dissatisfied with their humble e...more...]]> 61497565 2050186 1022376 0099425157 9780099425151 34 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1180303238m/1022376.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1180303238s/1022376.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1022376.The_Colour 3.62 207
Joseph and Harriet Blackstone, along with Joseph’s mother Lilian, 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, burning heat and icy flood, Harriet Blackstone comes face to face with the true cost of desire.

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 women happy.]]> 2003 2 0 false Thu May 14 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Jun 29 08:24:10 -0700 2009 Mon Jun 29 08:30:02 -0700 2009 more...]]> 66448470 2582387 1022376 0099425157 9780099425151 34 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1180303238m/1022376.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1180303238s/1022376.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1022376.The_Colour 3.62 207
Joseph and Harriet Blackstone, along with Joseph’s mother Lilian, 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, burning heat and icy flood, Harriet Blackstone comes face to face with the true cost of desire.

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 women happy.]]> 2003 2 0 false Sat Jul 30 00:00:00 -0700 2005 Thu Aug 06 12:47:49 -0700 2009 Thu Aug 06 12:48:48 -0700 2009 more...]]> 30881966 1425694 1022376 0099425157 9780099425151 34 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1180303238m/1022376.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1180303238s/1022376.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1022376.The_Colour 3.62 207
Joseph and Harriet Blackstone, along with Joseph’s mother Lilian, 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, burning heat and icy flood, Harriet Blackstone comes face to face with the true cost of desire.

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 women happy.]]> 2003 2 0 false Mon Sep 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Fri Aug 22 05:22:49 -0700 2008 Sat Sep 20 18:33:21 -0700 2008 1 saving grace of historical fiction is that thanks to the subject matter it is almost always interesting, despite the frequent lack of any literary merit.

It would be an unfair exaggeration to say that The Colour lacks any literary merit, but it wasn't great, to tell the truth. The plo...more...]]> 24837059 1213607 1022376 0099425157 9780099425151 34 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1180303238m/1022376.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1180303238s/1022376.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1022376.The_Colour 3.62 207
Joseph and Harriet Blackstone, along with Joseph’s mother Lilian, 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, burning heat and icy flood, Harriet Blackstone comes face to face with the true cost of desire.

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 women happy.]]> 2003 4 0 false Fri Oct 03 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Wed Jun 18 14:55:31 -0700 2008 Sat Oct 04 08:26:41 -0700 2008
Tremain gracefully weave...more...]]> 64101625 2232316 1022376 0099425157 9780099425151 34 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1180303238m/1022376.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1180303238s/1022376.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1022376.The_Colour 3.62 207
Joseph and Harriet Blackstone, along with Joseph’s mother Lilian, 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, burning heat and icy flood, Harriet Blackstone comes face to face with the true cost of desire.

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 women happy.]]> 2003 4 0 false Sun Jul 19 11:14:27 -0700 2009 Sun Jul 19 11:17:07 -0700 2009 more...]]> 31632606 838925 1022376 0099425157 9780099425151 34 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1180303238m/1022376.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1180303238s/1022376.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1022376.The_Colour 3.62 207
Joseph and Harriet Blackstone, along with Joseph’s mother Lilian, 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, burning heat and icy flood, Harriet Blackstone comes face to face with the true cost of desire.

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 women happy.]]> 2003 4 0 false Sat Aug 30 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sat Aug 30 21:27:26 -0700 2008 Sat Aug 30 21:42:21 -0700 2008 more...]]> 67273043 2575195 1022376 0099425157 9780099425151 34 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1180303238m/1022376.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1180303238s/1022376.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1022376.The_Colour 3.62 207
Joseph and Harriet Blackstone, along with Joseph’s mother Lilian, 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, burning heat and icy flood, Harriet Blackstone comes face to face with the true cost of desire.

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 women happy.]]> 2003 4 0 false Thu Aug 13 12:55:13 -0700 2009 Thu Aug 13 12:59:28 -0700 2009 Harriet is my favorite woman character since Agnes/Father Damien in Last Report, Erdrich.

Immigrant life during mid-19th c. New Zealand Gold Rush. The yearning for love and freedom powerfully takes on greed.

Strong historical detail, unusual emotion.
Parallel title...more...]]> 38573462 1082087 1022376 0099425157 9780099425151 34 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1180303238m/1022376.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1180303238s/1022376.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1022376.The_Colour 3.62 207
Joseph and Harriet Blackstone, along with Joseph’s mother Lilian, 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, burning heat and icy flood, Harriet Blackstone comes face to face with the true cost of desire.

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 women happy.]]> 2003 4 0 false Mon Nov 24 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Mon Nov 24 17:17:05 -0800 2008 Wed Nov 26 13:09:14 -0800 2008 79787664 2532754 1022376 0099425157 9780099425151 34 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1180303238m/1022376.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1180303238s/1022376.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1022376.The_Colour 3.62 207
Joseph and Harriet Blackstone, along with Joseph’s mother Lilian, 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, burning heat and icy flood, Harriet Blackstone comes face to face with the true cost of desire.

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 women happy.]]> 2003 3 0 false Sat Dec 19 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Thu Dec 03 13:37:36 -0800 2009 Mon Dec 21 06:24:16 -0800 2009 more...]]> 53946475 1430701 1022376 0099425157 9780099425151 34 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1180303238m/1022376.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1180303238s/1022376.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1022376.The_Colour 3.62 207
Joseph and Harriet Blackstone, along with Joseph’s mother Lilian, 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, burning heat and icy flood, Harriet Blackstone comes face to face with the true cost of desire.

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 women happy.]]> 2003 4 0 false Sun May 10 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Apr 25 14:12:42 -0700 2009 Sun May 10 10:25:41 -0700 2009 more...]]> 58730554 570315 1022376 0099425157 9780099425151 34 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1180303238m/1022376.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1180303238s/1022376.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1022376.The_Colour 3.62 207
Joseph and Harriet Blackstone, along with Joseph’s mother Lilian, 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, burning heat and icy flood, Harriet Blackstone comes face to face with the true cost of desire.

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 women happy.]]> 2003 5 0 false Fri May 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Jun 07 06:08:02 -0700 2009 Sun Jun 07 06:10:04 -0700 2009
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