Vi Hadde Det Godt Her (We Had It Good Here)
Ardis Bakke Folstad

I picked up this book at a library booksale because I enjoy learning more about this new home of mine. It tells the tale of a little girl, who with her mother, father, grandfather and two uncles, comes from Norway to Wisconsin in the 1870s. Her fears of a new home so unlike her old one, her trials of living in the wilderness, and her joys of family life are portrayed in a letter-like style. At times the author has gone overboard with details such as plot numbers, and yet not detailed enough to give an exact location. I enjoyed the book simply on the merit of learning more about this city; to learn what life was like in the late 19th century. But, as for the writing, I have to say it was poor.