Morning at Jalna - by Mazo de la Roche (Paperback)

About the Book

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.

Book Synopsis

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.

Review Quotes

Roche's use of metaphor would be helpful to students to understand how language and environment can be used to mirror both characters' lives and story developments.

Roche's use of metaphor would be helpful to students to understand how language and environment can be used to mirror both characters' lives and story developments.-- "CM Magazine"

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.