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The Colour

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 an obsession with the voluptuous riches awaiting him deep in the earth.

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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 an obsession with the voluptuous riches awaiting him deep in the earth."@en
  • "An epic of life in New Zealand during the nineteenth century explores the relationship between two newlyweds as they encounter the harsh realities of their chosen home in the South Pacific."
  • "In 1864, Joseph and Harriet Blackstone, along with Joseph's mother Lilian, emigrate from Norfolk, England to Christchurch, New Zealand, in search of new beginnings and prosperity. When Joseph finds gold in a creek, he guiltily hides the discovery from his family. Obsessed with finding more, he abandons his farm and family for the new gold-fields over the Southern Alps."
  • "In 1864, Joseph and Harriet Blackstone, along with Joseph's mother Lilian, emigrate from Norfolk, England to Christchurch, New Zealand, in search of new beginnings and prosperity. When Joseph finds gold in a creek, he guiltily hides the discovery from his family. Obsessed with finding more, he abandons his farm and family for the new gold-fields over the Southern Alps."@en
  • "Joseph and Harriet emigrate from Norfolk to New Zealand.Joseph finds gold in the creek and is overcome with gold fever.__"@en
  • "A man who moved from Norfolk to Christchurch with his wife and mother abandons them after getting gold fever."@en
  • "Joseph en Harriet Blackstone emigreren vanuit Engeland naar Nieuw-Zeeland, op zoek naar een nieuw, rijk bestaan. Het leven rond het stadje Christchurch is echter zo hard dat ze er spoedig aan ten onder dreigen te gaan. Als Joseph goud vindt, raakt hij geobsedeerd door de rijkdommen die hem diep in de aarde wachten. Hij laat zijn gezin en boerderij in de steek en vertrekt naar de goudvelden. Daar belandt hij in een morele jungle waar velen, voortgedreven door begerige dromen over `de kleur (het goud), hun lot tegemoet snellen. Bron: Flaptekst, uitgeversinformatie."

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  • "Historical fiction"@en
  • "Historical fiction"
  • "Roman historique"
  • "Tekstuitgave"
  • "History"
  • "History"@en
  • "Belletristische Darstellung"
  • "Ausgabe"
  • "Romans (teksten)"
  • "Historical adventure fiction"
  • "Anglické romány"
  • "Erzählende Literatur: Gegenwartsliteratur ab 1945"
  • "Domestic fiction"
  • "Domestic fiction"@en
  • "English fiction"
  • "Fiction"
  • "Fiction"@en
  • "Love stories"@en
  • "Love stories"

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  • "Zlatá horečka"
  • "Renk : roman"
  • "El color"@es
  • "The colour : [a novel]"
  • "Die Farbe der Träume Roman"
  • "La couleur des rêves : roman"
  • "The Colour"@en
  • "Die Farbe der Träume : Roman"
  • "El Color"
  • "La couleur des rêves"
  • "La couleur des rêves roman"
  • "Színarany"@hu
  • "Guld"@sv
  • "Guld"@da
  • "Színarany"
  • "The colour"
  • "The colour"@en
  • "The colour [large print]"
  • "Boja zlata"
  • "De kleur"

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