{"product_id":"9780099425151","title":"Rose Tremain - The Colour","description":"\u003cp\u003eWritten by Rose Tremain. Themes include Fiction, Historical, Literary, Family Life, Marriage \u0026amp; Divorce.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJoseph 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. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBy turns both moving and terrifying, \u003ci\u003eThe Colour \u003c\/i\u003eis 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFormat:\u003c\/strong\u003e Paperback\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAll books at Vastela are pre-owned. Condition varies from good to near-new. No book is sold in unacceptable condition.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Vastela Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":58559837471094,"sku":null,"price":6.9,"currency_code":"CHF","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0707\/7144\/1981\/files\/9780099425151.jpg?v=1787924176","url":"https:\/\/www.vastelabooks.com\/products\/9780099425151","provider":"Vastela Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}