Jalna

Jalna is the first book in a series of 16 novels written between 1927 and 1960 by the Canadian writer Mazo de la Roche. It has been adapted for both stage and screen, including Jalna, the 1935 film from director John Cromwell; The Whiteoaks of Jalna, a 13-part mini-series produced in 1972 by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation; and Jalna, a 1994 French-Canadian adaptation in 8 parts. A sprawling family saga that spans the century from 1854-1954, it tells the story of the Whiteoaks family of so