Kressel Housman's Reviews > A Wilder Rose

In the Team Laura vs. Team Rose debate, author Susan Wittig Albert is decidedly on Team Rose. Based on William Holtz’s biography The Ghost in the Little House as well as Rose’s journals, she has fictionalized the years in which Rose lived on Rocky Ridge Farm with her aging parents and worked on her mother’s novels. I’d read the Holtz biography, but not the journals, so while the novel seemed accurate based on what I know, much of it seemed like speculation that only the journals can corroborate. Laura is not a likable character in this book, so if you’re on Team Laura, beware. As for me, the book has only made me even more curious about Rose’s original writings.

After my last review, my Goodreads friend Sara asked if I’m sick of Little House already. The answer is no. I’ll never get sick of it. But after two Rose books back to back, I am ready for something different.