Book description
First published in 1949, in Mary Wakefield, the third book
in the Jalna series, a young English woman is hired by Ernest Whiteoak
to be a governess to Philip's motherless children. When Philip falls
in love with her, his mother does all she can to prevent the marriage.
This is book 3 of 16 in The Whiteoak Chronicles. It is
followed by Young Renny.
The role of women and the role of money and materialism in the novel
offer an interesting point of comparison for younger readers in the
classroom.
Mazo de la Roche, in 1927, was an impoverished writer in
Toronto when she won a ,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. Known for
creating unforgettable characters that come to life for her readers,
Mazo de la Roche is truly an icon of Canadian literature.
