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“This series brings to life the Midwest of the 1870s, 1880s, 1890s America: Wisconsin, Kansas, Minnesota, South Dakota, Missouri. These were the places where the real author, Laura Ingalls Wilder, lived. The reason I loved these books so much when I first read them was there was this huge family, where the two parents loved each other. I think people forget how rare seeing a positive marriage with children is in fiction. The father and the mother still love each other and they are good people.” Read more...
Historical Novels with Strong Female Leads
Kate Mosse, Novelist
“In this book a family has to negotiate and find out what the rules are for living in the wilds of the American West.” Read more...
