A review by tjwallace04
Winter Wheat by Mildred Walker

5.0

This book is just purely lovely. The writing is beautiful. The pacing is mellow, and the action is sparse, yet I never wanted to put the book down. And that's because the narrator and protagonist, Ellen Webb, is so likeable, and her journey through her first few years as an adult in 1940s Montana (and briefly Minnesota) feels so real and relatable, even today. Her evolving relationship with her parents - separating from them and learning to love them as fallible humans - is something that most people have experienced. I feel like Ellen Webb is a more honest and introspective version of Laura Ingalls Wilder in "These Happy Golden Years" (which, don't get me wrong, is also a favorite book of mine). When "Winter What" was over, I wished there was more. It's too bad Mildred Walker's books are so hard to find these days, but I will persevere!