author
Mazo De la Roche
1879–1961
Best known for the hugely popular Jalna novels, this Canadian writer built a sprawling family saga that captivated readers for decades. Her stories mix old-house atmosphere, strong personalities, and the pleasures of watching generations collide.
3 Audiobooks
Atlantic Narratives: Modern Short Stories; Second Series
by Mary Antin, Elizabeth Ashe, Kathleen Carman, Cornelia A. P. (Cornelia Atwood Pratt) Comer, Mazo De la Roche, Annie Hamilton Donnell, James Edmund Dunning, Rebecca Hooper Eastman, William Addleman Ganoe, Lucy Huffaker, Joseph Husband, S. H. Kemper, Christina Krysto, Ellen Mackubin, Edith Ronald Mirrielees, Margaret Prescott Montague, Edward Morlae, Meredith Nicholson, Kathleen Thompson Norris, Laura Spencer Portor, Lucy Pratt, Elsie Singmaster, Charles Haskins Townsend, Edith Wyatt
Explorers of the Dawn
by Mazo De la Roche
Possession
by Mazo De la Roche
About the author
Born in Newmarket, Ontario, on January 15, 1879, Mazo de la Roche became one of Canada's most widely read authors. She wrote novels, short stories, plays, and memoir, but her lasting fame came from the Jalna books, a long-running series centered on the Whiteoak family and their country estate.
Her breakthrough came when Jalna won the Atlantic Monthly prize in 1927, launching an international success that led to many more novels in the series. Readers were drawn to her gift for family drama, lively characters, and a rich sense of place.
De la Roche died in Toronto on July 12, 1961. Even now, she is remembered as a major popular novelist whose books brought Canadian settings and voices to a wide audience.