Wendell Affield

Herman Wendell Affield

In this biography, author Wendell Affield researches the life of his stepfather, Herman. Follow Herman's four-year search for a wife through Lonely Heart's Club publications. Herman, a shy WWII veteran, eventually responds to the personal ad of a New York pianist with four children. In 1949, Barbara moves out to his rural Minnesota farm with her young children, including the author.




The book includes a rare 52-page Lonely Hearts Catalogue from 1945 and was designed as a Women's Studies resource or research text for those studying women's plight following WWII.