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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
wonderful!,
By Lucile (Le Mans, FRANCE) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The Building of Jalna (Audio Cassette)
I read all those books for the first time when I was 9, it was pretty young but I loved it, and now, I'm 18 and I read it millions of time I still love it... Eden, Piers, Finch, Wake are like my brothers, Mooey, Nook, Adeline and the others my nephews. So good to enter in the Whiteoak family when you're feelling a bit lonely! Just read it!
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
A Very Good Read,
By Claudia (Ithaca, NY) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The Building of Jalna (Audio Cassette)
I have read (and actually own) all of the Jalna books, and they are easily the most interesting novels of their type. They beautifully illustrate the ups and downs of belonging to a large family of extremely individual characters. If the plotlines become a little soapy at times, they are rescued by the author's sense of humor and obvious affection for her subject. Yes, there was a movie--the 1935 Jalna--but it was a pretty wretched adaptation of the book of the same name. I have yet to arrange to see the Canadian television series, but I'm told it was pretty awful, too; there was also a French TV series, and from the synopsis I've read on the France 2 Web site, it was a radical departure from the books, too. You can still buy the books used; just type "Jalna" or "Mazo de la Roche" into any Web search engine and you'll turn up hundreds. I also see them in a lot of used book stores. And most libraries have a couple of copies. The best thing about them is that you can recommend them to a young teenager or an elderly aunt without embarrassment; there are some sexy scenes, but the author draws a curtain of discretion early in the proceedings and picks up the action the next morning.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Some young girlhood memories don't fade.,
By A Customer
This review is from: The Building of Jalna (Audio Cassette)
This series has been with me in spirit since I was a young impressionable girl. I would love to find these books again for my daughters.
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