Mazo de la Roche (1879–1961)
Auteur van Huize Jalna
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Werken van Mazo de la Roche
Jalna: Books 1-4: The Building of Jalna / Morning at Jalna / Mary Wakefield / Young Renny (1994) 16 exemplaren
Jalna: Books 5-8: Whiteoak Heritage / Whiteoak Brothers / Jalna / Whiteoaks of Jalna (1994) 8 exemplaren
Las novelas de Jalna : crónicas de los Whiteoak 3 exemplaren
Whiteoak Edition - Whiteoak Series: The Building of Jalna, Finch's Fortune, Jalna, Master of Jalna, Mary Wakefield,… 3 exemplaren
Die Brueder und ihre Frauen. Das unerwartete Erbe. Finch im Glueck : 3 Romane in e. Bd (1997) 2 exemplaren
The Mazo de la Roche story 2-book bundle : Ringing the Changes / Mazo de la Roche (2015) 2 exemplaren
Undiscovered Mazo de la Roche 9-Book Bundle : Explorers of the Dawn / Possession / Delight / and 6 more (2016) 2 exemplaren
De Whiteoaks van Jalna 1 exemplaar
Come True 1 exemplaar
Low life : a comedy in one act 1 exemplaar
A 101 éves asszony 1 exemplaar
Store begivenheder på Jalna 1 exemplaar
"Tiny Tim" 1 exemplaar
Jalna lakói : regény 1 exemplaar
Les Whiteoaks de Jalna 1 exemplaar
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- Gangbare naam
- de la Roche, Mazo
- Pseudoniemen en naamsvarianten
- Roche, Maisie Louise (birth)
- Geboortedatum
- 1879-01-15
- Overlijdensdatum
- 1961-07-12
- Graflocatie
- Sibbald Point, near Sutton, Canada
- Geslacht
- female
- Nationaliteit
- Canada
- Geboorteplaats
- Newmarket, Ontario, Canada
- Plaats van overlijden
- Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Woonplaatsen
- Bronte, Ontario, Canada
Toronto, Ontario, Canada - Opleiding
- Jameson Collegiate (now Parkdale Collegiate Institute)
Metropolitan School of Music
University of Toronto
Ontario School of Art, Toronto, Ontario, Canada - Beroepen
- novelist
- Prijzen en onderscheidingen
- Lorne Pierce Medal (1938)
Mazo de la Roche Public School, Newmarket, Ontario, Canada - Korte biografie
- Buried at Saint George the Martyr Churchyard, Ontario, Canada
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It is the 1880s and Mary Wakefield has been hired in London to travel to Canada to become the governess of two children. She doesn’t have any experience, but Ernest Whiteoak, who hired her, was in a hurry as the woman that had been hired for the job had broken both her legs and could not travel to Canada. Mary looked upon this as a great adventure and she fell in love with the beautiful Ontario estate of Jalna when she arrived. She also fell in love with the children’s father and Mary and Philip enjoyed a couple of months before his mother returned from England, bringing Philip’s two brothers and his sister for an extended visit. She immediately sussed out the situation and did her best to intervene between Philip and Mary.
Although I found this book a little over the top in regards to emotions, it was a light, entertaining read that provided me with a giggle or two as the dowager Adeline plotted against the romance. I have the next few book in the vintage series and will definitely be continuing to read about the Whiteoak family.… (meer)