I love northern Wisconsin and have spent a lot of time there, so that helped me appreciate this northern Wisconsin tribute Eliza Wheeler makes to her I love northern Wisconsin and have spent a lot of time there, so that helped me appreciate this northern Wisconsin tribute Eliza Wheeler makes to her great-grandmother. They were evicted from their home during the Depression, and found a tar-paper shack in the deep woods, but her great-grandfather died of cancer before they even moved in. A 34-year-old woman then raised eight children there for several years. The story doesn't have a lot of details, but is arranged by seasons, with images that stay with you of family, of working together, making food, canning, preserving it, fishing, sewing quilts, shooting game, learning the names of animals and trees and plants.
They play games such as General Store where they fantasize about all the things they could buy there if that had the money (my sister and I did this with the Sears Catalogue in my working class house). Many struggles, but much joy, laughter, love in this fine book. I really loved the optimism in it....more
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