Caroline: Little House, Revisited

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Not to be missed by Wilder’s grown-up fans or those who enjoy historical fiction about the settling of the American West in the late 1800s. Consistently at the forefront of innovation and technological advancement, HarperCollins also uses digital technology to create unique reading experiences and expand the reach of our authors. I have had a lot of fun writing these books, and some people - not just my nearest and dearest - have been kind enough to say they’ve enjoyed reading them.

Cookies are small text files which are placed on your computer and which remember your preferences/some details of your visit. I am by no means a prude but I will say I was a bit uncomfortable during a VERY TAME love making scene between Ma and Pa. I could smell the air, picture the garden and house, although I had a little trouble with the layout of the wagon.The novel wonderfully conveys everyday life and you get a real sense of the physical, mental, and emotional realities. I love how strong and real she is, yet also vulnerable to many of the same feelings and issues that women are today.

Knowing this, I was really looking forward to reading "Caroline," the "Little House" story told from Ma's perspective. She restricts herself from showing anger or frustration, which is understandable given Laura’s depiction of how controlled she was. In this beautifully written book (which was authorized by the Little House Heritage Trust), the focus is on Caroline Ingalls, whom we know as "Ma" in the Little House on the Prairie series by Laura Ingalls Wilder. After reading the Laura-centric Little House books, I feel like that children’s historical series is also almost an adventure-series.So it would be a very good idea to clarify in the first mention that Caroline’s Concord is the Wisconsin one. The burden of work must be shouldered alone, sickness tended without the aid of doctors, and babies birthed without the accustomed hands of mothers or sisters. Packing what they can carry in their wagon, Caroline, her husband Charles, and their little girls, Mary and Laura, head west to settle in a beautiful, unpredictable land full of promise and peril. Caroline was thrust into the incomprehensible and brutal procedures that follow an 'unexpected death'. In 2018, Kepnes also adapted You as a series for Netflix and has since continued the novel series with You Love Me (2021) and For You and You Only (2023).