Bücher der Reihe The Woodstock Tales

Opportunity comes knocking at John and Ida Wienke's door on New Year's Day, 1904, but they don't understand the havoc that rap will bring to their family life. With the birth of their daughter Helen, Ida and John are building a happy life in Woodstock, Illinois. Even when Ida is diagnosed with a potentially life-threatening condition, John continues to work long hours at the Typewriter factory, so he can pursue the goal of being a fine grocer of Woodstock. In Racine, Wisconsin, when Ida's sister, Clara Doering, begins a career as an investigative reporter, she must navigate gender stereotypes and the many amorous men of the city; her motto being "Pursue the Truth." All bets are off when John's brother, Bob, sets his sights on making a bundle from an assured World Series win for his beloved Cubs even after promising his gambling days are over. In the second book of the Woodstock Tales, the Wienke and Doering families must face life's trials and tribulations bringing both celebration and heartbreak during the years 1904-1907.

John and Ida Wienke and their three daughters are focused on living healthy happy lives, but as is usually the case, fate intervenes and they are challenged with illness and tragedy. The world is changing along with the hemlines in Woodstock.

In this fourth book in the series The Woodstock Tales, you will not only catch up with the Wienkes and Pearle and Clara Doering Dye, but you will also meet the other side of the family - the Cissnas of Southern Illinois. The Cissnas come from a much different life than the Wienkes. The death of family matriarchs brings both family tension and discovery, while the birth of an heir shows that the circle of life repeats in this and every other family on earth.