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Fiction Family Life

Jalna

by (author) Mazo de la Roche

Publisher
Dundurn Press
Initial publish date
Jan 2006
Category
Family Life, Historical
  • Paperback / softback

    ISBN
    9781894852234
    Publish Date
    Jan 2006
    List Price
    $24.99
  • eBook

    ISBN
    9781554885558
    Publish Date
    Jan 2006
    List Price
    $9.99
  • eBook

    ISBN
    9781459703186
    Publish Date
    Jan 2006
    List Price
    $24.99

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Description

Winner of the 1927 Atlantic-Little, Brown Award
First published in 1927, this international bestseller is now back in print. Jalna is the first book in the popular series about a Canadian family named Whiteoak, who live in southern Ontario in a red-brick house called Jalna. In Jalna, the unforgettable family makes its first appearance. Two grandsons cause tumult when they bring their brides to live at Jalna, and Grandmother Adeline celebrates her 100th birthday. This is book 7 of 16 in The Whiteoak Chronicles. It is followed by Whiteoaks of Jalna.

About the author

Mazo de la Roche, in 1927, was an impoverished writer in Toronto when she won a $10,000 prize from The Atlantic Monthly for her novel Jalna. The book became an immediate bestseller and was eventually adapted for stage, screen, and television. Known for creating unforgettable characters that come to life for her readers, Mazo de la Roche is truly an icon of Canadian literature.

In 1927, Mazo de la Roche was an impoverished writer in Toronto when she won a $10,000 prize from the American magazine Atlantic Monthly for her novel Jalna. The book became an immediate bestseller. In 1929, the sequel Whiteoaks also went to the top of bestseller lists. Mazo went on to publish 16 novels in the popular series about a Canadian family named Whiteoak, living in a house called Jalna. Her success allowed her to travel the world and to live in a mansion near Windsor Castle. Mazo created unforgettable characters who come to life for her readers, but she was secretive about her own life and tried to escape the public attention her fame brought.

Mazo de la Roche's profile page

Awards

  • Winner, Atlantic-Little, Brown Award