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Back to the Prairie

Written by: Melissa Gilbert, Timothy Busfield
Narrated by: Melissa Gilbert
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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.

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So enlightening and refreshing

I grew up watching the Little house on the Prairie. I was born on the same year.

No show was better than that on TV.

I am almost the same age as her.

I feel the same way about work. I am so full of it.

If I was alone I would probably do so many changes in my life.

There are so much more to do than pushing papers and receiving orders from a boss that mostly never care about us.

There are so many possibilities in life.

I really like her take on life and how she see it. It's refreshing, enlightening and funny.

I really like her mindset.

It's sad because I thought that after so many years working as an actress she had so much money.

It's really sad to know about that. It's so sad. Shame on this industry.

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Great story of finding your blessings

Life is so much more than fame and glitter. It was nice to feel the joy you found in simple living and loving relationships.

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Absolute must read!!

Thank you Melissa for sharing your story. I’ve followed you since we were both 10 years old…

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Loved it!

entertaining humourous uplifting a reminder of the importance of family and good health loved it

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Half-pint is REAL!!

I mean that in regards to Melissa Gilbert being a real woman who struggles, and budgets, and loves, and knits in her pjs.
How refreshing!

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Disappointed

I was expecting more stories from her time on Little House on the Prairie and what it was like. It was just her talking about what she does every day and buying this place with her husband. The worst part of the book was having to listen to how covid affected her and her life and reliving all of that again .

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Meh. Wish I hadn’t used a credit.

I guess I was hoping for a better story. I enjoyed Melissa Anderson way more. Too bad.

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Disapointing

I was disappointed as I had expected a more simple story from the description. I only made it 1/4 through and then gave up. It seemed to be a lot of name dropping and bragging, not really what I want to spend my time listening too. Perhaps it gets better further on but I couldn’t listen anymore. Might be better to read rather than listen too.

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