The Colony Of Unrequited Dreams【電子書籍】[ Wayne Johnston ]

＜p＞＜strong＞Wayne Johnson’s epic portrait of passion and ambition, set against the beautiful, brutal landscape of Newfoundland. A mystery and a love story spanning five decades.＜/strong＞＜/p＞ ＜p＞In this widely acclaimed novelーhailed as a modern classicーJohnston (award-winning author of ＜em＞Jenny’s Boy＜/em＞ and ＜em＞Custodian of Paradise＜/em＞) 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. 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, Fi．．．楽天市場のショップで商品詳細の続きを見る