The Colour: Rose Tremain

[poliphilo]

A solid, old-fashioned, richly detailed historical novel (about a gold rush in New Zealand in the 1860s) that slopes (without ever losing its grip on what we call realism) into otherworldliness and magic. I understand there's a movie in development. If they don't cast Hugh Jackman as Joseph Blackstone they'll be missing a trick. 

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[cmcmck.livejournal.com]

Recommend her: 'A Curious Child'

[poliphilo.livejournal.com]

Thanks for the tip.

I have her 2010 novel Trespass to hand- I'm planning to read that in the next week.