Ringing the changes : an autobiography / Mazo de la Roche ; introduction by Heather Kirk.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

De la Roche, Mazo, 1879-1961, author.

Contributor:

Kirk, Heather, 1949- writer of foreword.

Series:

Voyageur Classics

Voyageur Classics ; v.27

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Authors, Canadian (English)--20th century--Biography.

Authors, Canadian (English).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (361 p.)

Place of Publication:

Toronto : Dundurn, [2015]

Summary:

"Mazo de la Roche, born in 1879, was an only child until her parents adopted her cousin Caroline. The two became very close, sharing a childhood filled with tragedy, gallantry, and humour. Their friendship was said to have become intimate, with people speculating on the real nature of their relationship to the present day. In this memoir, de la Roche comments on her childhood and her desire to be a boy, and how that affected her efforts in the literary world. She confesses her personal connection with her character Finch Whiteoak, and details her romantic struggles. Ringing the Changes is the closest insight we have into Mazo de la Roche,s innermost thoughts and the private life she typically kept hidden."--Publisher.

Contents:

Maternal forebears

Paternal forebears

Very young days

Secret play and separation

Adolescent pleasure and pain

The first flight

Clipped wings

The long years

The changeful years

Three against the world

We two left

Jalna

Whiteoaks

Setting sail

Seckington

The rectory

Canada

The cliffs and the heath

The winnings

Whiteoaks - the play

Farewell to the winnings

Life in Windsor and a trip to America

Change.

Notes:

Originally published: Boston: Little, Brown, 1957.

Includes bibliographical references.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9781459730397

1459730399

9781459730380

1459730380

OCLC:

940513095