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The Wilder Life

My Adventures in the Lost World of Little House on the Prairie
Nov 09, 2013lisahiggs rated this title 3.5 out of 5 stars
I like the Little House On The Prairie books. A lot. Somehow I put all nine books in my 2010 Top Five list. And now I’m reading a book *about* the Little House books. But author Wendy McClure likes them even more, enough to visit Laura Ingalls Wilder museums and to try cooking like a pioneer. Which she admits might be a little weird, but at least she has a good sense of humour about it. Both semi-autobiographical and semi-biographical, McClure writes about her personal quest for Laura’s world and an elusive something else she is searching for. She also delves into Laura Ingalls Wilder’s non-fictional life as she peers down the rabbit hole of fandom. Turns out, there is not only this book about Laura Ingalls Wilder, there are lots of books about the Ingalls family and their little house. According to McClure, there are websites, research papers, biographies, books, museums, and more. The thing is, reading this book is about as far as I want to go into Laura World. OK, maybe I’d visit a Laura Ingalls homestead if I *happened* to be near one.