Mazo de la Roche

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.

Books by Mazo de la Roche

Undiscovered Mazo de la Roche 9-Book Bundle

The Mazo de la Roche Story 2-Book Bundle

Ringing the Changes

Bill and Coo

Delight

Possession

Lark Ascending

Growth of a Man

A Boy in the House

The Song of Lambert

The Two Saplings

Explorers of the Dawn

The Jalna Saga

The Jalna Saga, Deluxe Edition

Jalna: Books 13-16

Jalna: Books 9-12

Jalna: Books 5-8

Jalna: Books 1-4

Morning at Jalna

Centenary at Jalna

Renny's Daughter

Variable Winds at Jalna

The Whiteoak Brothers

Return to Jalna

Whiteoak Harvest

Wakefield's Course

Whiteoak Heritage

Young Renny

The Building of Jalna

Mary Wakefield

The Master of Jalna

Finch's Fortune

Jalna

Whiteoaks of Jalna