“This book is part travelogue, part literary criticism, and part author biography. McClure set out to revisit her memories of the beloved ‘Little House’ series by Laura Ingalls Wilder, and to see if the ‘Laura World’ she created in her head is based in reality. What transpires is an obsessive quest to learn all she can about the real Laura, visiting the actual locations that inspired the books, reading practically everything written about Wilder. It’s a comfy look back at the books of our past, and it may make you want to visit childhood landmarks of your own, both literary and literal. Little House in the Big Woods is waiting in my summer stack. . . “—Pamela, Grass Roots Books & Music, Corvallis
Face Out
The Wilder Life: My Adventures in the Lost World of Little House on the Prairie by Wendy McClure
July 10, 2011