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The Colour

By: Rose Tremain
Narrated by: Eleanor Bron
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 Joseph 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.©2003 Rose Tremain (P)2014 Audible, Inc. Fiction Genre Fiction Historical Fiction Literary Fiction

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"The sense of period is forcefully conveyed....Her new level of ambition makes it perhaps the author's most important book yet." (Amazon.co.uk)
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Rose Tremain transports the reader to the remote frontiers of New Zealand and carries you away on the shoulders of her main characters Harriet and Joseph Blackstone. Her skillful and poetic writing beautifully captures the hardships and heartache of this life when the human spirit is pitted against Mother Nature.

A pure delight to read

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Loved Eleanor’s voice. Imagery amazing. Wonderful start to Audible. Thank you! Now what’s next? Lol

Fantastic!

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