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The colony of unrequited dreams / Wayne Johnston.

by Johnston, Wayne.

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Alfred A. Knopf Canada, 1998.

Smallwood, Joseph Roberts, 1900- -- Fiction.

Thomas Raddall Atlantic Fiction Award.

Canadian Authors Association Award.

Newfoundland and Labrador -- History -- Fiction.

Canada reads ; 2003.

9780676972153 (trade pbk.)

An epic portrait of passion and ambition, set against the beautiful, brutal landscape of Newfoundland. Features Joey Smallwood, who claws his way up from poverty to become New Foundland's first premier; and Sheilagh Fielding, who renounces her father's wealth to become a popular columnist and writer, a gifted satirist who casts a haunting shadow on Smallwood's life and career. The two meet as children at school and grow to realize that their lives are irreversibly intertwined, bound together by a secret they don't know they share. Smallwood, always on the make, torn between love of country and fear of failure, is as reluctant to trust the private truths of his heart as his rival and savior, Fielding--brilliant, hard-drinking, and unconventionally sexy. Their story ranges from small-town Newfoundland to New York City, from the harrowing ice floes of the seal hunt to the lavish drawing rooms of colonial governors, and combines erudition, comedy, and unflagging narrative.

Winner of the Thomas Head Raddall Atlantic Fiction Award, 1999.

Winner of the Canadian Authors Association Award for Fiction, 1999.

Historical fiction.

Biographical fiction.

Canadian fiction.

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