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Highlights
- A love affair with the widow of his best friend hampers Renny Whiteoaks efforts to keep his estate and family traditions intact.
- About the Author: In 1927, Mazo de la Roche was an impoverished writer in Toronto when she won a $10,000 prize from the American magazine Atlantic Monthly for her novel Jalna.
- 368 Pages
- Fiction + Literature Genres, Family Life
- Series Name: Jalna
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A love affair with the widow of his best friend hampers Renny Whiteoaks efforts to keep his estate and family traditions intact.
Book Synopsis
A love affair with the widow of his best friend hampers Renny Whiteoaks efforts to keep his estate and family traditions intact.
About the Author
In 1927, Mazo de la Roche was an impoverished writer in Toronto when she won a $10,000 prize from the American magazine Atlantic Monthly for her novel Jalna. The book became an immediate bestseller. In 1929, the sequel Whiteoaks also went to the top of bestseller lists. Mazo went on to publish 16 novels in the popular series about a Canadian family named Whiteoak, living in a house called Jalna. Her success allowed her to travel the world and to live in a mansion near Windsor Castle. Mazo created unforgettable characters who come to life for her readers, but she was secretive about her own life and tried to escape the public attention her fame brought.