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This book is one in a series of 16 books. It is about the Whiteoak family and their Canadian home called Jalna. The family is unique, and the series takes you through several generations. You grow to know and love the family with all its ups and downs... very close to real life for so many. My mother read the series when she was young and brought me to it. I read the series when I was in my twenties and am reading it again in my 70's. It grows on you. Just be sure you read the books in order as it is so much fun to see the members of the family grow up, have successes and failures, marry and divorce, travel, and have adventures on the Jalna property... you rejoice at their successes, and you mourn with the family when members die. I definitely recommend this book and the others in the series. Good wholesome reading.


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The stories are good.
The writing is good as well.
The transcription (or however the text is transferred to kindle/nook) is shoddy. The typists or "keyboardists" need a lot more practice. Proofreaders too.
1964 I first came to know the Whiteoak family and I have never lost my fascination with them. I still have my worn and tattered paperbacks from when I first read them in high school. I was thrilled to find the series available for ! If you like romantic historical fiction, I highly recommend this entire series. Take them in the order they were written, however, or you'll be unhappy with yourself.
A good, meaty book.... This is my first read by Mazo de la Roche, and is the beginning book in a series, I will definitely continue on with it.
I liked reading about Philip and Adeline, how they met, what they experienced along the way, up to bringing them to Canada and building their beautiful home.
The book sails along smoothly, I kept waiting for something bad to happen, that didn't happen in this book.
I loved the writer's in depth descriptions it makes you picture things so vividly................
Anyone who likes family sagas should enjoy this book, glad I found it, or, it found me....................
I just happened on to this series of books.....looked up the order they were in chronologically and began at the beginning. The cultural life and history of nineteenth century Canada is interesting.....and the Whiteoak's family saga keeps me coming back for more. I am about halfway through the series. When I just want to read for pleasure, I'll check in with the Whiteoaks.
I first read this book about 30 years ago and fell in love with the Whiteoak family and their history. There are about 18 books in this series, I think. I looked forward to each one. If you enjoyed "Downton Abbey", "North and South", "Brideshead Revisited", or "Pride and Prejudice" you probably will also love the story of Jalna and the people who come to live there.

I wasn't sure that I would be able to enjoy this as my literary tastes have changed, but it's an enjoyable and comfortable read. While the drama isn't quite so shocking in the first book, I know it will develop as the story continues. I can't wait for the next installment.
Canadian author Mazo de la Roche wrote 16 novels about Jalna, the Ontario estate of the Whiteoak family. This is the first book, but it actually starts in the middle, with three generations living. Subsequent books deal with both past and future events; this one is set in the 1920s. It is one of the best books I have ever read (first time 40 years ago). At the center is Grandmother, one hundred years old and as alert as anyone in the family. The description is beautiful (if you've seen Ontario, you'll be able to picture it all) but doesn't get in the way of the plot. With marriages, affairs, divorces and birthdays from the oldest to the youngest, there is never a dull moment. Many of these books are out of print in the U.S. You may need to get a used copy or buy one from canada, which I've just done with the second book. I can't get enough of the Whiteoaks.
Morning at Jalna, by Mazo de la Roche, is the second in a series of the Whiteoak family, with roots in Ireland and England, and as such, it sets the pace for what is to come. In Morning at Jalna, the family is settled in to their huge Canadian home (which is a character in itself), when they feel the effects of the American Civil War, and fear their involvement could change the family forever. The characters are so rich, and quite unpredictable--subject to quick anger and laughter, subterfuge, love, and worry, led by Adeline, the matriarch. I love family sagas, and they can't be found these days, except in the Jalna series. The author changes point of view all through the book, keeping me hopping and knowing exactly what's going through everyone's mind.
This book is one in a series of 16 books. It is about the Whiteoak family and their Canadian home called Jalna. The family is unique, and the series takes you through several generations. You grow to know and love the family with all its ups and downs... very close to real life for so many. My mother read the series when she was young and brought me to it. I read the series when I was in my twenties and am reading it again in my 70's. It grows on you. Just be sure you read the books in order as it is so much fun to see the members of the family grow up, have successes and failures, marry and divorce, travel, and have adventures on the Jalna property... you rejoice at their successes, and you mourn with the family when members die. I definitely recommend this book and the others in the series. Good wholesome reading.