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Morning at Jalna
Jalna, Band 2
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8,49 € |
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| Verlag: | Dundurn |
| Format: | EPUB |
| Veröffentl.: | 13.07.2011 |
| ISBN/EAN: | 9781554889167 |
| Sprache: | englisch |
| Anzahl Seiten: | 283 |
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First published in 1960, in
<i>Morning at Jalna</i> it is 1863 and the American Civil War is raging south of the border. Still in its early years, the Jalna estate seems far away from the despair and destruction. Philip, who will grow up to become the master of Jalna, has just come into the world, while Augusta, Nicholas, and Ernest are children. Life at Jalna is as peaceful as usual until the Sinclairs come to visit. They arrive with the polished manners and soft accents of Old Carolina and quickly appeal to Adelines sense of hospitality. However, as the burden these distant cousins bring grows, the Whiteoaks begin to suspect that the Sinclairs have a deep and dangerous secret. This is book 2 of 16 in
<i>The Whiteoak Chronicles</i>. It is followed by Mary Wakefield
<i>.</i>
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<i>Morning at Jalna</i> it is 1863 and the American Civil War is raging south of the border. Still in its early years, the Jalna estate seems far away from the despair and destruction. Philip, who will grow up to become the master of Jalna, has just come into the world, while Augusta, Nicholas, and Ernest are children. Life at Jalna is as peaceful as usual until the Sinclairs come to visit. They arrive with the polished manners and soft accents of Old Carolina and quickly appeal to Adelines sense of hospitality. However, as the burden these distant cousins bring grows, the Whiteoaks begin to suspect that the Sinclairs have a deep and dangerous secret. This is book 2 of 16 in
<i>The Whiteoak Chronicles</i>. It is followed by Mary Wakefield
<i>.</i>
<i></i>
<p>It is 1863 and life at Jalna is peaceful. Philip, who will grow up to become the master of Jalna, has just come into the world, while Augusta, Nicholas, and Ernest are children. However, the Sinclairs come to visit and the Whiteoaks begin to suspect that the Sinclairs have a deep and dangerous secret.</p>
Mazo de la Roche, in 1927, was an impoverished writer in Toronto when she won a $10,000 prize from The Atlantic Monthly for her novel
<i>Jalna</i>. The book became an immediate bestseller and was eventually adapted for stage, screen, and television.
<i>Jalna</i>. The book became an immediate bestseller and was eventually adapted for stage, screen, and television.
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