Spokane-Coeur d’Alene native Marlo Faulkner returns home to present her new book, The Second Mrs. London

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Jack London’s second wife, Charmian, is the subject of a new book.

The hunting jacket was so soft you could barely feel it.

Even Marlo Faulkner, who was writing a column on fibers and textiles at the time, couldn’t identify the fabric. She was exploring the Jack London State Historic Park in Glen Ellen, California, and had been let into some back rooms by a park ranger. A wardrobe full of matching jackets and boots, coordinating hats and dresses, and French silk undergarments awaited her.

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