Background
Mazo de la Roche was born on January 13, 1885 in Toronto, Canada to Mazo Louise Roche was the only child of William Roche, a salesman, and Alberta (Lundy) Roche.
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History flows swiftly on, and even the formidable family home of Jalna is swept up in its currents in this collection of books 9-12 of the Jalna series. Fortunes rise and crumble as older generations give way to the young, and the reins of tradition strain against the swift rush of progress.
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First published in 1958, Centenary at Jalna brings us to 1953 when the Whiteoaks gather to mark the 100th anniversary of their estate. It has now been a century since Captain Philip and Adeline Whiteoak arrived in Canada and built their legacy. While this should be a time of festivity for the clan, tension and discontent surround the forthcoming marriage of a new generations Adeline and Philip, grandchildren of the originals. To make matters worse, young Dennis risks tragedy and Wakefield finds himself in a doomed relationship. As the celebrations loom closer, the question remains: Will the Whiteoaks be able to overcome their difficulties one last time? This is book 16 of 16 in The Whiteoak Chronicles.
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Mazo de la Roche was born on January 13, 1885 in Toronto, Canada to Mazo Louise Roche was the only child of William Roche, a salesman, and Alberta (Lundy) Roche.
De la Roche attended high school at Jameson Collegiate (now Parkdale Collegiate Institute) in west end Toronto, and later studied at the Metropolitan School of Music, the University of Toronto, and the Ontario School of Art, all in Toronto.
Her style is intimate, and she is remarkable for felicity of description and delineation of character. Other books include Portrait of a Dog (1930), The Sacred Bullock (1939), a volume of short stories, and Morning at Jalna (1960).
(History flows swiftly on, and even the formidable family ...)
( First published in 1958, Centenary at Jalna brings us t...)
