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Jalna
Jalna | Mazo de la Roche
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Winner of the 1927 Atlantic-Little, Brown Award First published in 1927, this international bestseller is now back in print. Jalna is the first book in the popular series about a Canadian family named Whiteoak, who live in southern Ontario in a red-brick house called Jalna. In Jalna, the unforgettable family makes its first appearance. Two grandsons cause tumult when they bring their brides to live at Jalna, and Grandmother Adeline celebrates her 100th birthday. This is book 7 of 16 in The Whiteoak Chronicles. It is followed by Whiteoaks of Jalna.
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I wanted to read this because of all that was said about it in Mary Rubio's bio of LM Montgomery. The critics in the late 1920s said Jalna was an example of the way forward for Canadian literature, with Montgomery's books being relegated to children's books exclusively. I started this with a feeling of loyalty towards LMM and wanted to hate it, but I didn't. It had some moments/lines that didn't age well, but that's true for most books from 1927.

lauraisntwilder I hated the grandmother though! 7mo
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Jalna | Mazo de la Roche
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Day 9 of #20Series20Days #Top20Series A family saga (16 books) that my mother, both grandmothers, and I all loved. These are not my copes, unfortunately. ☹️

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Cathythoughts Oh I‘ll have to try that first one .... must look it up 👍🏻❤️ 4y
rubyslippersreads @Cathythoughts it looks like the ebooks are free at fadedpage.com 😊 4y
Andrew65 Looks great. 4y
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erzascarletbookgasm These covers are great! 4y
Ruthiella Another series that is completely new to me!😀 4y
LeahBergen Shamefully, this Canadian has never read them. 🤫 4y
rubyslippersreads @LeahBergen Oh no! You‘ll have to turn in your maple leaf. 😂 4y
MsMelissa @LeahBergen I haven‘t read them either! Although I‘d love to try the series. 4y
ferskner I learned about these last year and it feels so weird to have a giant classic series that's almost completely unknown in this country. 4y
merelybookish Add me to the failed Canadians! I think I read the first one. 4y
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Jalna | Mazo de la Roche
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Fun Friday Photo @Liberty Some favorite Canadian authors (some of whom are writing about other Canadian authors).

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