Synopsis
This is the third novel in the Whiteoak family saga. Finch Whiteoak celebrates his twenty-first birthday and comes into his inheritance from Grandmother Adeline. He generously takes his two elderly uncles to England and lives for a time with his Aunt Augusta. While in England, Finch falls in and out of love with his cousin Sarah Court, who marries his best friend. Finch composes music and embarks on a career as a concert pianist. He returns to Jalna, where the fortune left to him remains a bone of contention amongst other members of the Whiteoaks family.
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From the Inside Flap
In this, the third novel in the Whiteoak family saga, Finch Whiteoak comes into his inheritance from Grandmother Adeline and must deal with the resentment of his kin.
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.
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