Melissa Gilbert

Actress Melissa Giblert. Little House on the Prarie star Melissa Gilbert has a new book, opening up about her romance with actor Rob Lowe when she was only 14, and losing his child after Lowe called off their wedding. From an article in the San Francisco Chronicle : Former "Little House on the Prairie" star Melissa Gilbert has opened up about losing her baby with Rob Lowe and the actor himself in a new tell-all book. The actress met the ageing hunk when she was just 14 and fell "hopelessly and stupidly in love," and agreed to marry the actor when he proposed in ... Read Full Story

Getty Images Audiences may recognize actress Melissa Gilbert from her role as Laura Ingalls in the television series Little House on the Prairie back in the '70s and '80s. That was back when she was just a pre-teen, but now Gilbert is all grown up at 45, and she's signed up for more Little House -- this time as the family's mother Caroline Ingalls. Melissa Gilbert as Laura Ingalls. Through October 10, Melissa will star in a musical version of the story, which follows a pioneer family in the 1880s, at New Jersey's Paper Mill Playhouse. She told the New York Post , "My ... Read Full Story

Prairie Tale: A Memoir by Melissa Gilbert (Author) Editorial Reviews Product Description A fascinatiating, heartbreaking, and ultimately uplifting tale of self-discovery from the beloved actress who earned a permanent place in the hearts of millions when she was just a child. To fans of the hugely successful television series Little House on the Prairie , Melissa Gilbert grew up in a fantasy world with a larger-than-life father, friends and family she could count on, and plenty of animals to play with. Children across the country dreamed of the Ingalls’ idyllic life — and so did Melissa. She was a natural on camera, but behind ... Read Full Story

Actress Melissa Gilbert of “Little House on the Prairie” was America’s sweetheart and many presumed she enjoyed a blessed childhood. But in reality, the talented star’s home life was a far cry from the idyllic life she portrayed in the popular TV show. In her new memoir, “Prairie Tale,” Melissa Gilbert shares her story of growing up in front of the cameras, dealing with a complicated family, overcoming addictions, and how she finally learned to move on. An excerpt: Fairy Dust My mother was nearly a month past her husband’s funeral when she turned her attention back to my desire to write a memoir. ... Read Full Story

Thomas Nelson has a little series of books that they have recently published by Laura Ingalls Wilder. They have taken excerpts that Laura wrote from various pieces between the years of 1916 and 1924 and put them in a new collection. This collection of writings focus on topics of interest to young (and old!) women and offer a fun perspective on life from the author of the Little House on the Prairie series. In Volume One of Wisdom & Virtues , Laura writes about indulging in overeating ("We Keep Right on Eating, January 1922), and the value of a man (or a woman's!) word ... Read Full Story