Return to Jalna

Zusatztext

<p>First published in 1946, in<i>Return to Jalna</i>, 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. This is book 13 of 16 in<i>The Whiteoak Chronicles</i>. It is followed by Renny's Daughter<i>.</i></p>

Autorenportrait

<p>Mazo de la Roche, in 1927, was an impoverished writer in Toronto when she won a $10,000 prize from<i>The Atlantic Monthly</i> for her novel<i>Jalna</i>. The book became an immediate bestseller and was eventually adapted for stage, screen, and television.</p>

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