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Fiction Sagas

Jalna: Books 1-4

The Building of Jalna / Morning at Jalna / Mary Wakefield / Young Renny

by (author) Mazo de la Roche

Publisher
Dundurn Press
Initial publish date
Aug 2013
Category
Sagas, Classics, Historical
  • eBook

    ISBN
    9781459723016
    Publish Date
    Aug 2013
    List Price
    $24.99

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Description

Chronicling the early years of the formidable manor Jalna and the Whiteoak family who inhabit it, this bundle gathers together the first four novels in Mazo de la Roche’s treasured Canadian saga.

Includes

The Building of Jalna

Morning at Jalna

Mary Wakefield

Young Renny

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

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