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First published in 1944, The Building of Jalna is one of sixteen books in the Jalna series written by Canada's Mazo de la Roche. In The Building of Jalna, Adeline, an impulsive bride with an Irish temper, and her husband, Captain Whiteoak, select Lake Ontario as the site of their new home. De la Roche chronicles their trials and tribulations during the building of the house, the swimming and skating parties, and the jealousies and humourous events that arise. This is book 1 of 16 in The Whiteoak Chronicles. It is followed by Morning at Jalna.
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 and went to be adapted for stage, screen and television. Known for creating unforgettable charactes that come to life for her readers, Mazo de la Roche, is truly an icon of Canadian literature.
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A Most Wonderful 16 Book Series, Dec 4 2002
By Sandra in Motown "MotownBabe" - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Building of Jalna (Hardcover)
I read my first Jalna book when I graduated in 1969, because I purchased a few books with my gifts of money -- and when I found out it was a 16 volume series, I read all of them that wonderful 18th summer... AND I've been reading them ever since, one or two a year, the whole series twice at least in a row. What I like about the books is the characters are very real, with all of their faults and it isn't hard to have a few favorites immediately. I recommend the Jalna Series to anyone who likes a good story that lasts forever. Sometimes I feel like I really know those people...
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
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"Romance" series filled with adventure and they have a sweep to them that's exhilarating, May 16 2007
By Handee Books, LLC - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: The Building of Jalna (Hardcover)
A guilty pleasure. I like the novels of Mazo de la Roche (1879-1961). Her best-known books are the Jalna series, a long-running (16 books) generational saga about the Whiteoak family and their adventures in Canada from 1854-1954. The Building of Jalna is, in terms of internal chronology, the first of the series and the best place to start, though none of the books require knowledge of the others in order to be enjoyed. Loosely termed they are romance novels. The books are of a different era and some of the attitudes are very dated. But they're filled with adventure and they have a sweep to them that's exhilarating. The series was incredibly popular in its day and most of the books can be found in used bookstores, but chances are no one will have all of the titles at once, and some will be harder to find than others. Again, The Building of Jalna is chronologically the first, but you don't have to read them in order.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
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Bailed at page 85, Jan 28 2011
By Michele - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: The Building of Jalna (Paperback)
According to Wikipedia, Mazo de la Roche's 16-book Jalna series was quite popular and successful when it was first published in the 1940s. And the raw ingredients for a good story are there: a young, wealthy, beautiful Anglo-Irish couple (he's English, she's Irish) are bored and frustrated with their life on a military station in India. When childbirth leaves the fiery and high-strung Adeline low and dejected, a change of scenery seems to be a good idea. So when Philip's uncle dies and leaves him a large estate in Quebec, Philip and Adeline seize the opportunity for fresh adventure in the New World. He sells his military commission and his polo horses, Adeline sells the furniture, and after a brief visit with family back in England, they set out on a ship for a new life. Going along with them are the baby's Indian ayah and Adeline's two younger brothers, whose antics have got them kicked out of school and made their father all to ready to see the back of them.On their way to Canada they encounter storms, sickness, a near mutiny and the escapades of Adeline's brothers. Then they finally make land in Canada and, well, that's as far as I got. This book and the rest of the series continues on with the dynasty that Philip and Adeline built in the New World, but unfortunately, the author's style put me off and I was unable to finish. Although there is a well-turned sentence (and occasionally an entire paragraph) here and there, they are scattered pretty thinly between the rest of the narrative that is, unfortunately, not well-turned. The author tells -- makes that declares -- rather than shows, and she does it with short, choppy sentences that read like a first draft written by a high school sophomore. Take this passage for example:
"Her anger was gone. She had a basin of hot water brought and herself bathed his head. Their friendship was restored. But the next day she was not well. She could not leave her cabin. The weather became stormy. She suffered from nausea."
Granted I am a very picky reader, so perhaps such immature writing isn't a problem for others; but for me, life is just too short to read stuff like this, when there are so many other books waiting in my TBR pile.
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