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The first book of the Jalna Series (also known as The Whiteoak Chronicles), The Building of Jalna, saw the family move into a large newly-constructed home on the family farm (affectionately dubbed Jalna to honour the city in India where Captain Whiteoaks had served at a British garrison). The focus of this second book, set in 1854 (during the ...
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Jalna is a 16-book series of novels by the Canadian writer Mazo de la Roche. Jalna is the name of the fictional manor house in which the Whiteoak family lives. The name comes from Jalna, a city in west-central India, where there was a British garrison.
Morning at Jalna is the second book in Jalna series by de la Roche. The story introduces us to Captain Whiteoak and his bride who select Lake Ontario as their new home. The year is 1863 and way of life at Jalna is calm and peaceful.
First published in 1960, in Morning at Jalna it is 1863 and the American Civil War is raging south of the border. Still in its early years, the Jalna estate seems far away from the despair and destruction.
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Jul 28, 2017 · First published in 1960, in Morning at Jalna it is 1863 and the American Civil War is raging south of the border. Still in its early years, the Jalna estate seems far away from the despair and destruction.
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Jul 13, 2011 · Morning at Jalna. Mazo de la Roche. Dundurn, Jul 13, 2011 - Fiction - 283 pages. First published in 1960, in Morning at Jalna it is 1863 and the American Civil War is raging south of the...
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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.
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