"The Fabric of a Family" relates the personal insight that Paula Wells has accumulated over 50 years of marriage to one man and 46 years of continuous parenting of 18 children, ages 4 to 46. The youngest fifteen children are adopted, including several races and special needs. Paula weaves into this book her experiences as a woman learning how to establish her priorities related to combining an ongoing professional career with her role of wife and mother. It is a book that is candid and open, and describes the ongoing challenges, setbacks, and joys in raising a large diverse family