On the Way Home - Laura Ingalls Wilder

Title: On the Way Home
Author: Laura Ingalls Wilder
Genre: Non-fiction, memoir
Rating: 3/5
# pages: 128
Date read: August, 2012

In 1894 Laura Ingalls Wilder, her husband Almanzo and their seven-year-old daughter Rose left their drought-stricken farm in South Dakota and traveled to a new farm -- and a new beginning -- in the Ozarks. In this extraordinary diary Mrs. Wilder describes the towns passed, the rivers crossed, and the many people they met along the way. And between the lines, and in Rose Wilder Lane's beautiful setting, we sense some of the happiness this frontier family shared.

Interesting to read, but I'm glad I read Little House on Rocky Ridge before reading this one, as Laura (naturally) takes for granted that the reader is aware of a lot of background information. Makes sense as it was originally written as a diary, so I'm glad I had the background from Rose.

Even so, my favourite parts of the book were all the photos, and the end letter from Laura to her readers. But it's a very quick read that should be of interest to people who want to know "what happened next".