On the Other Side of the Hill
by Roger Lea MacBride
Little House: The Rose Years (4), Little House Novels, Chronological Order (The Rose Years — book 36)
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In the early 1900s, young Rose Wilder and her parents struggle with a series of natural disasters on their farm in Missouri.Tags
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After the last book, which was a bit dull, things pick up again for Rose and her family in this book.
One of the things that's interesting in comparing these to the Little House books is that I feel the author romanticizes farming much less than Laura Ingalls Wilder did. I don't think one way is better than the other, but it is an interesting contrast.
One of the things that's interesting in comparing these to the Little House books is that I feel the author romanticizes farming much less than Laura Ingalls Wilder did. I don't think one way is better than the other, but it is an interesting contrast.
This series by MacBride really is better than the pre-Laura series. More intense, more heartfelt, richer. Not quite enough to give it another star, mainly because now that I've read all that I own I don't feel the need to seek out more.
I did put a couple of book darts in bits I wanted to note:
[T]hey who forgive most will be most forgiven."
"The test of good manners is being respectful even to those with bad ones.""
I did put a couple of book darts in bits I wanted to note:
[T]hey who forgive most will be most forgiven."
"The test of good manners is being respectful even to those with bad ones.""
(For some reason the Rainmakers' song "The Other Side of the World" has been running through my head ever since I picked up this book.) This is the fourth book of The Rocky Ridge Years series, chronicling the life of Rose Wilder in the 1890's. It's another book that's enjoyable to read, though not compelling. It's good waiting room material. Reading a straightforward biography of Rose Wilder Lane might be quicker than reading through this series, but I think this way is a lot more fun.
The Wilder family struggles to make a success of Rocky Ridge, their little farm in the Ozarks. Young Rose must help her parents as they battle the natural disasters of a cyclone, a drought, and a forest fire. But there are good times as well, when Rose attends her first party in town.
The Wilder family struggles to make a success of Rocky Ridge, their little farm in the Ozarks. Young Rose must help her parents as they battle the natural disasters of a cyclone, a drought, and a forest fire. But there are good times as well, when Rose attends her first party in town.
One exciting thing after another happens at Rocky Ridge farm, but not all the excitement is good. A small cyclone does not cause much damage, nor does a fire, but they do cause Mama and Papa to realize that things will be tight if they stay on the farm. The family resolves that they will move to town and Papa will get a job while they wait for the apples to ripen.
love this series!!!!!!
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- Canonical title
- On the Other Side of the Hill
- Original publication date
- 1995
- People/Characters
- Rose Wilder Lane; Laura Ingalls Wilder; Almanzo Wilder
- Important places
- Mansfield, Missouri, USA; Rocky Ridge Farm
- Dedication
- To my sisters Patricia and Pamela, whom I called Pots and Pans when we were all younger than Rose in this book. Never mind what they called me!
- First words
- In the inky blackness just behind Rose Wilder, a foot stepped on a twig with a loud crack.
- Last words
- (Click to show. Warning: May contain spoilers.)"It's not forever," said Mama. "No matter what, we'll be coming back. But for now, this is the right thing to do. Our decision is made. It doesnt do to look back. The only way to go is ahead."
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