A Wilder Rose, Susan Wittig Albert
A Wilder Rose, Susan Wittig Albert
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A Wilder Rose

Author: Susan Wittig Albert

Narrator: Mary Robinette Kowal

Unabridged: 8 hr 41 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download (DRM Protected)

Published: 03/17/2015


Synopsis

The Little House books, which chronicled the pioneer adventures of Laura Ingalls Wilder, are among the most beloved books in the American literary canon. Lesser known is the secret, concealed for decades, of how they came to be. Now, bestselling author Susan Wittig Albert reimagines the fascinating story of Laura’s daughter, Rose Wilder Lane, an intrepid world traveler and writer who returned to her parents’ Ozark farm, Rocky Ridge, in 1928. There she began a collaboration with her mother on the pioneer stories that would captivate generations of readers around the world.Despite the books’ success, Rose’s involvement would remain a secret long after both women died. A vivid account of a great literary deception, A Wilder Rose is a spellbinding tale of a complicated mother-daughter relationship set against the brutal backdrop of the Great Depression.Revised edition: This edition of A Wilder Rose: A Novel includes editorial revisions.

About Susan Wittig Albert

Susan Wittig Albert grew up in Illinois, earned her PhD from the University of California at Berkeley, and served as an English professor and university administrator at the University of Texas, Tulane University, and Texas State University. A New York Times bestselling author, she has written over fifty mysteries in four different series, as well as other adult fiction, nonfiction, and books for young adults. She lives with her husband, Bill, on thirty-one acres in the Texas Hill Country, where she writes, reads, and pursues her other passions: gardening, raising chickens, and doing needlework. She is the founder of the Story Circle Network, an international organization dedicated to helping women tell their stories.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Magdalena aka A Bookaholic Swede on January 09, 2016

Laura Ingalls Wilder, a name most of probably recognize, either becomes of her books, or the TV-series, or both. Ingalls Wilder is probably one of the most known children author thanks to her fictional retelling of her childhood. But, what not many people know is that without her daughter, Rose Wild......more

Goodreads review by Clif on February 06, 2017

This book is a novelized biography of Rose Wilder Lane, the daughter of Laura Ingalls Wilder who is the credited author of the Little House on the Prairie series of children's books. Over time critics and historians have come to believe that Rose's involvement in helping her mother write the Lit......more

Goodreads review by Mauoijenn on March 08, 2015

This was a nice book about how the Little House on the Prairie books came about. I remember my mother reading these to my sister and I when we were growing up. It was an interesting to learn Wilder's daughter really shaped the books into what they became. A very good read for fans of Wilder's books.......more

Goodreads review by Whitney on January 09, 2014

I loved Laura Ingalls Wilder's Little House series growing up. Twenty years later, I still set aside time for Hallmark's Little House on the Prairie Marathons and am just as enraptured by her books as I was at age eight. It recently came out the Laura's daughter Rose may have been the steamroller be......more

Goodreads review by Alicia on March 21, 2020

I read this book with interest since our family lives by Walnut Grove and we are rather immersed in the real history of Laura Ingalls Wilder. The book is a fictionalized account of Rose Wilder (Laura's daughter), mostly during the 1920's and 30's as she came home to her parents' Missouri home and su......more


Quotes

“Albert has written a nuanced, moving, and resonant novel about fraught mother-daughter relationships, family obligation, and the ways we both inherit and reject the values of our parents...With all of the charm of the Little House series—and the benefit of a sophisticated, adult worldview—Albert’s novel is an absolute pleasure.” Kirkus Reviews, Starred Review“Albert does an excellent job of bringing historical figures to life in a credible way; her novel is well paced, its characterizations are strong, and the plot is solidly constructed.” Publishers Weekly, Starred Review“A revealing behind-the-scenes look into a literary deception that has persisted for decades.” —William Holtz, author of The Ghost in the Little House: A Life of Rose Wilder LaneA Wilder Rose expertly fleshes out the bond between mother and daughter. The novel is a fine study in personalities, an accurate depiction of time and place, and a thorough understanding of the birth of the Little House books.” —William Anderson, author of Laura Ingalls Wilder: A Biography“Albert has written a compelling novel that lays out a very plausible version of the events leading to each of the Little House books...An amazingly engrossing story.” —Janet Spaeth, author of Laura Ingalls WilderA Wilder Rose fictionalizes history in a way that helps readers better understand the thoughts, emotions, and desires that motivated and energized them and the people surrounding them.” —John E. Miller, author of Becoming Laura Ingalls Wilder and Laura Ingalls Wilder and Rose Wilder LaneA Wilder Rose is a compelling depiction of one of the most significant literary collaborations of the twentieth century. That the two people involved were mother and daughter adds to its complexity and human interest.” —Anita Claire Fellman, author of Little House, Long Shadow: Laura Ingalls Wilder’s Impact on American CultureA Wilder Rose smoothly blends fact and fiction...a splendid novel for everyone who has loved the Little House books.” —Carolyn Hart, award-winning author of Ghost Gone Wild“The Little House books might be about brave pioneers surviving difficult trials, but between the lines hides the ghost of the books: the daughter who inherited the stories, built the storyline, supported her parents, but whose independence led her through an entirely different journey.” —Amy Khron, Revision 3“The tense but loving relationship that arose from [the Wilder/Lane] collaboration is artfully depicted by Albert, whose elegant prose and evident fascination with the characters and time period make for an unexpected page-turner. If you are drawn to stories of mothers and daughters, the creative process, identity, or the first few decades of the twentieth century, this one’s for you.” —David Bowles, “Top Shelf,” The Monitor