
Ringing the Changes
An Autobiography
Mazo de la Roche(Author)
Dundurn Group Ltd (Publisher)
Published on 14. January 2016
Book
Paperback/Softback
360 pages
978-1-4597-3037-3 (ISBN)
Description
First published in 1957, Mazo de la Roche's last autobiography is a vivid look at her life in Ontario, and a parting shot at her critics.
Mazo de la Roche was once Canada's best-known writer, loved by millions of readers around the world. Her Jalna series is filled with unforgettable characters who come to life for her readers, but she herself was secretive about her own life and tried to escape the public attention fame brought.
In this memoir, de la Roche describes her childhood and her relationship with her cousin and life-long companion, Caroline Clement. She confesses her personal connection with her troubled character Finch Whiteoak and details her romantic struggles. Ringing the Changes is the closest view we have of Mazo de la Roche's innermost thoughts and the private life she usually kept hidden.
Mazo de la Roche was once Canada's best-known writer, loved by millions of readers around the world. Her Jalna series is filled with unforgettable characters who come to life for her readers, but she herself was secretive about her own life and tried to escape the public attention fame brought.
In this memoir, de la Roche describes her childhood and her relationship with her cousin and life-long companion, Caroline Clement. She confesses her personal connection with her troubled character Finch Whiteoak and details her romantic struggles. Ringing the Changes is the closest view we have of Mazo de la Roche's innermost thoughts and the private life she usually kept hidden.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Toronto
Canada
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Paperback (trade)
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Dimensions
Height: 217 mm
Width: 141 mm
Thickness: 22 mm
Weight
409 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-4597-3037-3 (9781459730373)
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11/2015
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Mazo de la Roche was an impoverished writer in Toronto when in 1927 she won a $10,000 prize from the American magazine Atlantic Monthly for her novel Jalna. The book became an immediate bestseller. She went on to publish sixteen novels in the popular series.
Content
Introduction by Heather Kirk
Ringing the Changes
Prologue
I. Maternal Forebears
II. Paternal Forebears
III. Very Young Days
IV. Secret Play and Separation
V. Adolescent Pleasure and Pain
VI. The First Flight
VII. Clipped Wings
VIII. The Long Years
IX. The Changeful Years
X. Three Against the World
XI. We Two Left
XII. Jalna
XIII. Whiteoaks
XIV. Setting Sail
XV. Seckington
XVI. The Rectory
XVII. Canada
XVIII. The Cliffs and the Heath
XIX. The Winnings
XX. Whiteoaks - The Play
XXI. Farewell to the Winnings
XXII. Life in Windsor and a Trip to America
XXIII. Change
Ringing the Changes
Prologue
I. Maternal Forebears
II. Paternal Forebears
III. Very Young Days
IV. Secret Play and Separation
V. Adolescent Pleasure and Pain
VI. The First Flight
VII. Clipped Wings
VIII. The Long Years
IX. The Changeful Years
X. Three Against the World
XI. We Two Left
XII. Jalna
XIII. Whiteoaks
XIV. Setting Sail
XV. Seckington
XVI. The Rectory
XVII. Canada
XVIII. The Cliffs and the Heath
XIX. The Winnings
XX. Whiteoaks - The Play
XXI. Farewell to the Winnings
XXII. Life in Windsor and a Trip to America
XXIII. Change