Questions about Almost Understood

Almost Understood is Jacob Wulff's Christian memoir about grace, redemption, and the God who never looked away. It follows a boy who went to thirteen schools, grew up with a mother who fought addiction and a father whose addictions sent him running out more than one front door, and kept being handed the truth and almost understanding it. Through foster care, first love, and becoming a father himself, it's the long road that finally taught him to recognize the God who had been there all along.

Yes. Almost Understood is a memoir, the true story of Jacob Wulff's own life. As he puts it, he didn't research it. He lived it.

Yes. It's a Christian memoir and a personal faith testimony. Every chapter closes with What I know now, Jacob's hard-won perspective looking back, and the Scripture that carries it. It was written for people who didn't grow up with easy answers.

Anyone who grew up too fast, anyone still counting what they never got, and anyone wondering if redemption is really for people like them. If you've ever felt too broken, too late, or too far gone, this book was written for you.

It's honest about hard things: addiction, broken family, anger, and forgiveness, including the chapters where Jacob is the villain. It also has more humor than you'd expect, and a lot of people who showed up for him when they didn't have to.

Almost Understood releases January 12, 2027, in paperback ($19.99), hardcover ($29.99), and ebook ($4.99). The print edition is 318 pages.

Signed copies are preordered directly from Jake on Ko-fi: the signed paperback ($25) (opens in a new tab) or the signed hardcover ($40) (opens in a new tab), both with free US shipping. Every signed preorder also comes with a limited-edition bookmark and a free gift. The Kindle ebook ($4.99) is preordered on Amazon (opens in a new tab).

Yes. Signed first-edition paperbacks ($25) (opens in a new tab) and hardcovers ($40) (opens in a new tab) are available directly from Jake on Ko-fi, with free US shipping. Every signed preorder also comes with a limited-edition bookmark and a free gift.

Yes. Jacob is narrating the audiobook himself, and it will come to Audible after the print and ebook editions launch.

The foreword is by Devan Stuart Lesley, a journalist and People correspondent.