A Wolff in the Family

Based on a true story, A Wolff in the Family is a riveting saga of prejudice, passion, and revenge, perfect for fans of Kristin Hannah's The Four Winds. What mysterious scandals led a father to abandon the youngest of his children--and for the elder siblings to keep their shame secret for eighty years?

Frank and Naomi Wolff were happily married in 1908. She was a Kansas farmgirl; he was a railroad engineer. She was excited to embark upon her role as wife and mother with a hardworking man, and in their early years together they made a life in thriving Ogden, Utah. Despite Frank's almost-constant absence for his job riding the rails, which left pretty Naomi to raise their children virtually alone, their romantic relationship begat fourteen offspring in eighteen years. Like other lower-middle-class women, Naomi's life was consumed with caring for her brood, who became helpers as soon as they could fold a diaper--and who, by and by, were required to attend the school of hard knocks as much as public schools. Affection and struggle endured within the family, crowded into a humble house. Despite the respite of occasional family train trips across the plains, the marriage ultimately faced exceptional challenges, just before the Depression era began.

What scandals led Frank Wolff to abandon his younger children at an orphanage far from home? And why did his elder children keep this a secret for eighty years?

Based on true family history, A Wolff in the Family is a gripping saga permeated with misogyny, prejudice, and passion . . . for fans of Kristin Hannah's The Four Winds.

Author: Francine Falk-Allen
Publisher: She Writes Press
Published: 10/01/2024
Pages: 392
Binding Type: Paperback
ISBN: 9781647428020

About the Author
Francine Falk-Allen has published many essays and articles in national journals. She is the author of Not a Poster Child, which has won gold and silver literary awards, and of No Spring Chicken, which was named to Kirkus Reviews' Best Books of August 2021 and was a finalist in Foreword Reviews' Indie Awards. Francine has facilitated a writing group for ten years. She loves the outdoors, swimming, gardening, movies, literature, ancestral and historical research, British tea, and a little champagne. She resides in San Rafael, California, with her husband, Richard Falk.