The Building of Jalna - Softcover

Roche, Mazo De La

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1525252291 ISBN 13: 9781525252297

Publisher: ReadHowYouWant, 2017

Synopsis

First published in 1944, The Building of Jalna is one of sixteen books in the Jalna series written by Canada's Mazo de la Roche. In The Building of Jalna, Adeline, an impulsive bride with an Irish temper, and her husband, Captain Whiteoak, select Lake Ontario as the site of their new home. De la Roche chronicles their trials and tribulations during the building of the house, the swimming and skating parties, and the jealousies and humourous events that arise. This is book 1 of 16 in The Whiteoak Chronicles. It is followed by Morning at Jalna.

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About the Author

Mazo de la Roche was an impoverished writer in Toronto when in 1927 she won a $10,000 prize from the American magazine Atlantic Monthly for her novel Jalna. The book became an immediate bestseller. She went on to publish sixteen novels in the popular series.

Edition details

• Publisher: ReadHowYouWant
• Publication date: 2017
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1525252291
• ISBN 13: 9781525252297
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 514