I still remember . . .
Book Details
| Title: | I still remember . . . | ||||||||||
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| Published: | 1957 | ||||||||||
| Publisher: | Maclean's | ||||||||||
| Tags: | autobiography, Canada, Canadiana, non-fiction, short story, Whiteoak family (Fictional characters), Jalna (Canada: Imaginary place) | ||||||||||
| Description: | Originally published in Maclean's, Vol. 70, No. 9, April 27, 1957 issue, the article introduces the author's recently published autobiography. The author talks about her early life and the development of her writing career, and includes photographs which were not published in her autobiography. [Suggest a different description.] |
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| Downloads: | 55 | ||||||||||
| Pages: | 26  |
Author Bio for de la Roche, Mazo
Canadian author, whose popular Jalna saga has been translated into many languages. Her first book in the series was published in 1927 - in total it consists of 16 volumes and made de la Roche one of the most popular novelists. The series covers 100 years of the wealthy Whiteoak family history, and it is partly based on de la Roche's own experiences. The central characters are Adeline Whiteoak, his grandson Eden and his half-brother Renny, his wife Alayne with a number of spouses, ex-spouses, and spouses-to-be. Archer, Alayne's son, summarizes the theme: "The family has been the structure of all our lives. We don't think about it. It's like the air we breathe. It is sacred to us."
Mazo Roche (she later added the 'de la' to her name) was born in Newmarket, in rural Ontario, the setting for most of her fiction. She was the only child of William Roche, a salesman, and Alberta (Lundy) Roche. During her marriage, Alberta moved seventeen times. After the death of her parents, de la Roche moved also from place to place. In her childhood her parents adopted her orphaned cousin, Caroline Clement, who became her lifelong...
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