Whiteoaks of Jalna (Jalna, 8) - Softcover

De La Roche, Mazo

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1894852249 ISBN 13: 9781894852241

Publisher: Dundurn Press, 2006

Synopsis

First published as Whiteoaks in 1929, in Whiteoaks of Jalna, the saga of the Whiteoak family continues, with more rivalries, tangled relationships, and secret love affairs. The colourful matriarch Adeline Whiteoak dies at 101. Each book is a complete and satisfying story in its own right, but the Jalna series has proven itself to be addictive to generations of readers around the world. This is book 8 of 16 in The Whiteoak Chronicles. It is followed by Finch’s Fortune.

About this title

From the Inside Flap:

The captivating saga of the Whiteoak family continues, with more rivalries, tangled relationships, and secret love affairs.

About the Author:

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.

About this edition

• Publisher: Dundurn Press
• Publication date: 2006
• ISBN 10: 1894852249
• ISBN 13: 9781894852241
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 440