The Jalna Saga, Deluxe Edition
All Sixteen Books of the Enduring Classic Series & The Biography of Mazo de la Roche
- Publisher
- Dundurn Press
- Initial publish date
- Sep 2013
- Category
- Sagas, Classics, Historical
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eBook
- ISBN
- 9781459723573
- Publish Date
- Sep 2013
- List Price
- $94.99
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Description
Beloved by generations, Mazo de la Roche’s irreplaceable Jalna saga is at last available in a single collected volume. This deluxe edition unites all sixteen Jalna novels and, for the first time, Heather Kirk’s extraordinary 2006 biography of author, painting a complicated portrait of a writer for whom international acclaim was a blessing and a curse. No understanding of the Jalna series is complete without this fascinating exposé of the woman who created it. For lovers of the series, this is truly the authoritative Jalna collection.
Includes all of the Jalna novels
The Building of Jalna
Morning at Jalna
Mary Wakefield
Young Renny
Whiteoak Heritage
Whiteoak Brothers
Jalna
Whiteoaks of Jalna
Finch’s Fortune
The Master of Jalna
Whiteoak Harvest
Wakefield’s Course
Return to Jalna
Renny’s Daughter
Variable Winds at Jalna
Centenary at 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.
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The Mazo de la Roche Story 2-Book Bundle
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An Autobiography
Bill and Coo
A Boy in the House
Explorers of the Dawn
Growth of a Man
Possession
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