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The Building of Jalna
The Building of Jalna | Mazo de la Roche
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First published in 1944, The Building of Jalna is one of sixteen books in the Jalna series written by Canadas 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.
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Captain Wakefield of the British Indian army inherits a property in Canada in the 1850s, so he and his Irish wife decide to emigrate.

A good, soapy, read. The Atlantic crossing was very well done - although I knew they had to stay safe for the book to continue, it was still very atmospheric, showing that a safe voyage was not guaranteed. There were several parts later in the book that felt we were building up to some disaster which didn't happen.

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#lunchandabook

I'm just reading the first (the tagged) book in this omnibus for #BookedInTime.

@Cuilin @dabbe

Cuilin Hope it‘s just as good as when you read them at your grandma‘s. Enjoy!!! 2y
dabbe Is this a Canadian read or Napoleon? 2y
rwmg @dabbe Immigrants to Canada 2y
dabbe @rwmg Got it! 🤩 2y
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ADELINE THOUGHT THAT never, never in her life had she seen anything so beautiful as "The Bohemian Girl" .

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rubyslippersreads I ❤️ the Jalna series. 2y
rwmg @rubyslippersreads My grandmother had the complete set and I used to read them when visiting her as a child. I'm reading the first one again now for @Cuilin 's #bookedintime challenge after reading this omnibus about 4 years ago. 2y
rubyslippersreads My mom, both grandmas, and my great-aunt all loved these books, which is how I learned about them. 😊 2y
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Building of Jalna | Mazo de la Roche
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Two books from Mazo de la Roche's Jalna series that recounts the #saga of the Whiteoak family between 1854 and 1954.
These books, written by a Canadian, were quite popular in the mid-20th century, now are somewhat forgotten.
#oldcoolbooks @Linsy

rubyslippersreads ❤️❤️❤️ the Jalna books! 7y
merelybookish @rubyslippersreads I expect @LeahBergen does too. 😂 Have you read the series? I think I read one years ago! 7y
Melissa_J I‘ve always wanted to try this series! I bet this would be right up @LeahBergen ‘s alley! 7y
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LeahBergen @Melissa_J @merelybookish @rubyslippersreads I‘ve spotted old editions of these books in shops all of my life and have NEVER read any! 😮😮 7y
rubyslippersreads @LeahBergen @Melissa_J @merelybookish These are books that my mother, both grandmothers, and aunts devoured, so I did too. 😄 7y
Linsy Oooh, that dust jacket!!! 😍 7y
Linsy Seriously, I just saw this again. So pretty! 💚 7y
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