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Mazo de la Roche’s Wakefield’s Course (1942)

Buried In Print2018-08-09T10:42:12-04:00

Among my grandmother’s copies of the Jalna books, this is the only volume (so far, at least) which splits upon opening. Most of the bindings are well and evenly worn, so that the volumes fall open comfortably at almost any spot, whether closer to the front or to the

Mazo de la Roche’s Wakefield’s Course (1942)Buried In Print2018-08-09T10:42:12-04:00

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Mazo de la Roche’s Whiteoak Heritage (1940)

Buried In Print2017-10-19T14:56:41-04:00

How comforting it must have been, with WWII well underway, for Mazo de la Roche to bring home her characters safely, from the front of WWI. The Whiteoak men return and bring with them a fellow serviceman, who takes a position in their household and, just like that, wartime is

Mazo de la Roche’s Whiteoak Heritage (1940)Buried In Print2017-10-19T14:56:41-04:00

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