Wayne Johnston is the author of four previous novels, including The Divine Ryans. Born and raised in Newfoundland, Johnston now lives in Toronto. His memoir, Baltimore's Mansion, will be published by Doubleday in Summer 2000.
"A novel of cavernous complexity that nevertheless doesn't
overwhelm the reader, who can repose in pure narrative without
second thoughts--[an] eloquent anti-epic."--Luc Sante, New York
Times Book Review
"Gorgeously written--Immensely readable--."--Seattle Times
"Charles Dickens would have greatly admired Johnston's style and
humor--And the old master would have envied the vivid scenes
Johnston draws of Smallwood's impoverished boyhood."--Houston
Chronicle
"Brilliantly realized--There's an epic quality to The Colony of
Unrequited Dreams, and it may well be referred to, before long, as
the quintessential Newfoundland novel."--San Diego Union
Tribune
"Splendid...entertaining...Rich and complex, it offers Dickensian
pleasures."--Andrea Barrett
"Wayne Johnston is a brilliant and accomplished writer and his
Newfoundland--boots and boats, rough politics and rough country,
history and journalism during the wild Smallwood years is vivid and
sharp."--Annie Proulx
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