A Wolff in the Family

<b>Based on a true story <i>A Wolff in the Family</i> is a riveting saga of prejudice passion and revenge perfect for fans of Kristin Hannah's <i>The Four Winds. </i>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? </b></b> <p/>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. <p/>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? <p/>Based on true family history <i>A Wolff in the Family</i> is a gripping saga permeated with misogyny prejudice and passion . . . for fans of Kristin Hannah's <i>The Four Winds</i>.