BIOGRAPHY FRANCINE FALK-ALLEN had polio in 1951.
Her first two books, Not a Poster Child: Living Well with a Disability—A Memoir and No Spring Chicken: Stories and Advice from a Wild Handicapper on Aging, and Disability, received the Kirkus star for excellence and won other awards.
Her third book is A Wolff in the Family, a riveting twentieth century saga set in the western United States and based on scandalous family history.
Francine facilitates a writing group and volunteers for disability groups. She resides in San Rafael, California, with her husband, Richard Falk, and her spirited young cat, Cleo.