The Colony of Unrequited Dreams, (Paperback)

from sail7

Generally a good book. Slows down in places, a long read.

from rkelland

I wanted desperately to give this novel a rating of five stars, but I just couldn't do it. It is a Great book until about half-way through. From that point it becomes a Good book. The beginnings of the book concern the younger years of a fictionalized Joey Smallwood. Writing about young children ...

from thornton37814

This is a novelized account of Newfoundland's first premier Joseph "Joey" Smallwood. It's a "rags to riches" story with a lot of disappointments for Joe along the way. He made his name in journalism and organized labor unions over the years. I really can't say that I liked Joe's character or his ...

from LindaWeeks

Started this book many years ago and didn't finish it. However, finally got there and it was worth the read. Joey Smallwood was a fascinating figure in Canadian History one I'm sure many children in school nowadays know nothing about, and as such his life deserves reviewing. Told from the perspec...

from booker4

A work of historical fiction, the novel presents a fictionalized portrayal of real-life Newfoundland politician Joey Smallwood, the political leader who brought the province into Canadian Confederation in 1949. A major literary device in the novel is his lifelong correspondence with (fictional) j...