Beyond the Heather Hills

by Melissa Wiley

Little House Novels, Chronological Order (The Martha Years — book 4), Little House: The Martha Years (4)

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Ten-year-old Martha Morse, who would grow up to become the great-grandmother of author Laura Ingalls Wilder, experiences the larger world outside of tiny Glencaraid, Scotland, when she goes to visit her married sister in Perth.

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None of the other "Little House Years" books are as good as the ones about Laura but other then the Laura books the Martha ones are definitely my favorite. I love Scotland so that made this books particularly interesting to me but in general I just think they are the best written and most engaging titles from this set of books.
Martha visits her sister in town, and expects to have a wonderful time, but finds her sister’s father-in-law to be very unfriendly. When he dies, however, she feels bad about her ill feelings, and it hits her hard. She returns home, but it is strange to be back, though she is glad to see her brothers again. Suddenly, Martha has had to learn that she is not the laird’s daughter everywhere. She has experienced death and hopes for life.
One of my favorite childhood books

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Canonical title
Beyond the Heather Hills
Original publication date
2003
People/Characters
Martha Morse Tucker; Duncan Morse; Lydia Crow; Robert 'Robbie' Morse; Alisdair Morse; Laird Allan Morse (show all 10); Margaret Morse; Grisie Morse MacDougal; Kenneth MacDougal; Lewis Tucker
Important places
Glencraig, Fife, Scotland, UK; Perth, Perth and Kinross, Scotland, UK
Dedication
For the bonny Gunther girls: Alice, Mary, Clair and Bernadette; and for their mother, Alice the Best.
First words
The carriage had two windows, and Martha could not decide which one had the better view.
Last words
(Click to show. Warning: May contain spoilers.)Martha held her breath, trying with all her might to read those secrets she knew lay hidden behind those searching eyes.

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Kids, Fiction and Literature, Children's Books
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PZ7 .W64814 .BLanguage and LiteratureFiction and juvenile belles lettresFiction and juvenile belles lettresJuvenile belles lettres
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Languages
English
Media
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ISBNs
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