Morning at Jalna [Hardcover]

Mazo De LA Roche (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: June 1960

In Morning at Jalna, it is 1863 and the American Civil War is raging south of the border. Still in its early years, the Jalna estate seems far away from the despair and destruction. Philip, who will grow up to become the master of Jalna, has just come into the world, while Augusta, Nicholas, and Ernest are children. Life at Jalna is as peaceful as usual until the Sinclairs come to visit. They arrive with the polished manners and soft accents of Old Carolina and quickly appeal to Adeline’s sense of hospitality. However, as the burden these distant cousins bring grows, the Whiteoaks begin to suspect that the Sinclairs have a deep and dangerous secret.

--This text refers to the Paperback edition.

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It is 1863 and life at Jalna is peaceful. Philip, who will grow up to become the master of Jalna, has just come into the world, while Augusta, Nicholas, and Ernest are children. However, the Sinclairs come to visit and the Whiteoaks begin to suspect that the Sinclairs have a deep and dangerous secret. --This text refers to the Paperback edition.

About the Author

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.

--This text refers to the Paperback edition.

Product Details

• Hardcover
• Publisher: Little Brown & Company; First Edition edition (June 1960)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0316180033
• ISBN-13: 978-0316180030
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,476,481 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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