Back to the Prairie, Melissa Gilbert
Back to the Prairie, Melissa Gilbert
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Back to the Prairie
A Home Remade, A Life Rediscovered

Bestseller

Author: Melissa Gilbert, Timothy Busfield

Narrator: Melissa Gilbert

Unabridged: 7 hr 2 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 05/10/2022

Includes: Bonus Material Bonus Material Included


Synopsis

Includes a foreword written and read by Timothy Busfield

The New York Times bestselling author and star of Little House on the Prairie returns with a hilarious and heartfelt memoir chronicling her journey from Hollywood to a ramshackle house in the Catskills during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Known for her childhood role as Laura Ingalls Wilder on the classic NBC show Little House on the Prairie, Melissa Gilbert has spent nearly her entire life in Hollywood. From Dancing with the Stars to a turn in politics, she is always on the lookout for her next project. She just had no idea that her latest one would be completely life changing.

When her husband introduces her to the wilds of rural Michigan, Melissa begins to fall back in love with nature. And when work takes them to New York, they find a rustic cottage in the Catskill Mountains to call home. But “rustic” is a generous description for the state of the house, requiring a lot of blood, sweat, and tears for the newlyweds to make habitable.

When the pandemic descends on the world, it further nudges Melissa out of the spotlight and into the woods. She trades Botox treatments for DIY projects, power lunching for gardening and raising chickens, and soon her life is rediscovered anew in her own little house in the Catskills.

About Melissa Gilbert

Melissa Gilbert starred as Laura Ingalls Wilder on the hit NBC television show Little House on the Prairie. She has starred in numerous movies and plays and served two terms as president of the Screen Actors Guild. She is the author of Prairie TaleDaisy and JosephineMy Prairie Cookbook, and Back to the Prairie. She resides in the Catskills and New York City with her husband, Timothy Busfield.


Reviews

DNF @ 40% I always liked the actress Melissa Gilbert who famously played "Half-Pint" Laura Ingalls in "Little House on the Prairie". My mother and I cherished watching that series together decades ago. I also liked watching her in some TV movies such as "Blood Vows: The Story of a Mafia Wife". A funn......more

Goodreads review by Debbie

Although grateful for being a winner in the giveaway for this book, I'm disappointed in how it turned out. Having read one of Melissa's previous books, I thought it would be fun to read about her life with her actor husband and their adventure buying a run down cabin. But, a few chapters in, I reali......more

Goodreads review by Heather

I want to thank Netgalley and the author for gifting me the ebook. Very fun fasinating book. I enjoyed the story of how her and her just fixed up an old country house. Very entertaining. I will add on another note that I absolutely don't agree with her politically. Just a broken record of liberalism......more

Goodreads review by Ell

I was excited to begin reading this book. I like reading autobiographies and getting a glimpse into different perspectives and lifestyles which may be far different from mine, while discovering similarities along the way. What I liked most about this book is simply Melissa. Her character shines thro......more

Goodreads review by Cass

I grew up watching Little House, and have read Melissa Gilbert's previous memoir about her time on the show. I love that this book is different. She is so approachable and relatable especially in a time when the world has been turned upside down, and nothing is like we knew it. It was wonderful to r......more


Quotes

"Fans of Melissa Gilbert and “Little House on the Prairie” will get a lift during this performance of her second memoir, this one detailing her life with Timothy Busfield. Although Gilbert's voice has matured with age, one still hears the perky nuances that made her performances as Laura Ingalls so endearing. Anecdotes are filled with joy, anger, hope, and laughter as the couple leave California and settle down in the Catskills. Gilbert displays wonder as she gets to know the wildlife around their renovated home, determination as she builds and tends a garden, and love and respect for her husband during the challenging isolation of the Covid pandemic. It seems Gilbert's life has come full circle. Busfield's narration of his introduction is icing on the cake."