A rare insight into the intimate thoughts of Mazo de la Roche, and the private life she normally kept hidden. The author confesses how strongly she connected with her character Finch Whiteoak, her struggles with wanting to be a boy, and her complicated relationship with her cousin and adoptive sibling, Caroline.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
- 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
