{"product_id":"9780385495431","title":"The Colony of Unrequited Dreams: A Novel","description":"\u003ctable\u003e\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor\/Contributor(s):\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003eJohnston, Wayne\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eAnchor\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDate:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e5\/2\/2000\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBinding:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003ePaperback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003eNEW\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\u003c\/table\u003e\u003cb\u003eA mystery and a love story spanning five decades, \u003ci\u003eThe Colony of Unrequited Dreams\u003c\/i\u003e is an epic portrait of passion and ambition, set against the beautiful, brutal landscape  of Newfoundland. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eIn this widely acclaimed novel, Johnston has created two of the  most memorable characters in recent fiction: 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 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 brio  in a manner reminiscent of John Irving and Charles Dickens. A tragicomic elegy for  the \"colony of unrequited dreams\" that is Newfoundland, Wayne Johnston's masterful  tribute to a people and a place establishes him as a novelist who is as profound  as  he is funny, with an impeccable sense of the intersection where private lives  and history collide.","brand":"Anchor","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43350807118079,"sku":"9780385495431","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0452\/0886\/2873\/files\/9780385495431_s600x595.jpg?v=1782145975","url":"https:\/\/massivebookshop.com\/de\/products\/9780385495431","provider":"MASSIVE BOOKSHOP","version":"1.0","type":"link"}