In Return to Jalna, the Whiteoak family reunites after a year of separation. Piers, Renny, and Wakefield return in 1943 during the Second World War. Finch has been off on a concert tour, and Maurice has come home from Ireland. Fifteen-year-old Adeline returns from school and is now the stunning reflection of her namesake. It's a time of change and strain, but the family remains united against all others.
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In Return to Jalna, the Whiteoak family reunites after a year of separation. Piers, Renny, and Wakefield return in 1943 during the Second Word War. Finch has been off on a concert tour, and Maurice has come home from Ireland. It’s a time of change and strain, but the family remains united against all others.
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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.
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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
A Most Wonderful 16 Book Series,
By Sandra in Motown "MotownBabe" (Motown) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Building of Jalna (Hardcover)
I read my first Jalna book when I graduated in 1969, because I purchased a few books with my gifts of money -- and when I found out it was a 16 volume series, I read all of them that wonderful 18th summer... AND I've been reading them ever since, one or two a year, the whole series twice at least in a row. What I like about the books is the characters are very real, with all of their faults and it isn't hard to have a few favorites immediately. I recommend the Jalna Series to anyone who likes a good story that lasts forever. Sometimes I feel like I really know those people...
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
"Romance" series filled with adventure and they have a sweep to them that's exhilarating,
By Handee Books, LLC (Santa Clara, CA USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The Building of Jalna (Hardcover)
A guilty pleasure. I like the novels of Mazo de la Roche (1879-1961). Her best-known books are the Jalna series, a long-running (16 books) generational saga about the Whiteoak family and their adventures in Canada from 1854-1954. The Building of Jalna is, in terms of internal chronology, the first of the series and the best place to start, though none of the books require knowledge of the others in order to be enjoyed. Loosely termed they are romance novels. The books are of a different era and some of the attitudes are very dated. But they're filled with adventure and they have a sweep to them that's exhilarating. The series was incredibly popular in its day and most of the books can be found in used bookstores, but chances are no one will have all of the titles at once, and some will be harder to find than others. Again, The Building of Jalna is chronologically the first, but you don't have to read them in order.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
hmmmm.....,
This review is from: The Building of Jalna (Paperback)
this is the story of the whiteoak family and their voyage to quebec,canada(circa
1850s)to start their new life and build the "dream house" that they want so much. the character development was so-so. i never found myself really caring about any of these people.the most interesting part of the book was during the journey to canada and all the other people that adeline and philip whiteoak met on the ship. i read it through just to see what happened in the end. there is nothing racy or scary in this book. i think other readers might enjoy this series,especially readers who like very light reading and no emotional involvement. this is homespun,cheerful entertainment.
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