Historical Fiction· Canada
The Colony of Unrequited Dreams
by Wayne JohnstonAggregate Editorial Score41/100
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Published 1998562 pagesEnglish
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The Colony of Unrequited Dreams by Wayne Johnston is a landmark work of historical fiction, first published in 1998. Joey Smallwood, the real-life politician who brought Newfoundland into Confederation with Canada in 1949, is reimagined by Johnston as a great, flawed figure whose life is defined by an impossible love. One of the great Canadian historical novels. Themes of Newfoundland, politics, love run through the work. The book has received recognition from Kirkus Reviews 1998.
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🗺️ Historical Fiction
Novels set in the past, blending real events with fictional narratives.
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