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The character of smallwood and his truelovearchenemy sheilagh fielding are about as well developed as characters can be in a work of fiction, and that is the. Social sharing robert chafe, based on the novel by wayne johnston. Joey smallwood, who claws his way up from poverty to become new foundlands first premier. Wayne johnstons widely acclaimed tragicomic elegy for the colony of unrequited dreams that is newfoundland is a masterful tribute to a people and a place, and. The colony of unrequited dreams is a story of passion versus principle.
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