A troubled old Jewish man, his doting but ill wife, and the mutual salvation that follows his unlikely friendship with the son of his racist neighbor.
Once an amusing extrovert with a reputation as a prankster, Mr. Rosen is entering his senior years as a stoic thirty-year converted introvert who hates change, has little to no interest in people and is more than content to have his wife sit in his life's navigator seat to guide him through its changes, including their recent move to a much smaller home in a middle-class neighborhood where he lives next to a racist whose pint-sized son addresses him as Mr. Jew.
Mr. Rosen had seen the move coming and he's very much aware of the enormous change to come that will force him to chart his own life's route, though he refuses to think about it, but he's not aware of the change that will come from the child next door. A change that could offer him a second chance at life... if he would allow himself to take it.
This cozy story of an unlikely friendship offers a roller coaster of emotion as Mr. Rosen's comfortable world begins to implode while on a collision course with the chaotic world of a boy, his troubled mother and vengeful father.
New Edition (March 2019) Updates: This edition now uses American English and includes the addition of several small sections removed before the novel's initial publication (Approx. 3,200 words).
ABOUT THE SERIES
Taking place in Halifax, Nova Scotia, the series follows the amusing, heartwarming, heartbreaking and sometimes tragic events that follow an introverted old Jewish man’s retirement as he reluctantly befriends a naive and lonely boy, his struggling single mother, and lastly, a boy streetwise beyond his years.
"I don't usually enjoy books in a series but this was an exception. It was uplifting, and interesting with some twists I didn't see coming...It wasn't all sweet and goody two shoes either. It had some dark and realistic moments and characters. Very well written." -(Amazon Customer)
Volume 1) On Herring Cove Road: Mr. Rosen and His 43Lb Anxiety
Volume 2) Still on Herring Cove Road: Hickory, Dickory, Death
Volume 3) Off Herring Cove Road: The Problem Being Blue
Volume 4) Before Herring Cove Road: Ruth Goldman and the Nincompoop
Volume 5) Still Before Herring Cove Road: The War of the Rosens (Coming in early 2025)
OTHER WORKS
The Lovelys' Family Tree Series
Following ten generations from the early eighteenth century to the early twentieth century, each stand-alone novel introduces old and new characters while mixing humor, romance and pathos to tell a story of life and love in America.
Volume 1) Indentured Bonds: The First Generation, Circa 1715
Volume 2) Family Bonds: The Second Generation, Circa 1735 (Release Date TBA)
Volume 3) War Bonds: The Third Generation, Circa 1755 (Release Date TBA)
Michael Kroft is a Nova Scotian who writes novels about the relationships between complex and lovable characters. Having completed his first series, Herring Cove Road, he's now working on his next, The Lovelys' Family Tree. Current Works: The Four-Volume Family Saga Series, Herring Cove Road: 1) On Herring Cove Road: Mr. Rosen and His 43Lb Anxiety 2) Still on Herring Cove Road: Hickory, Dickory, Death 3) Off Herring Cove Road: The Problem Being Blue 4) Before Herring Cove Road: Ruth Goldman and the Nincompoop The Family Saga Series, The Lovelys' Family Tree: 1) Indentured Bonds: The First Generation, circa 1715 (Coming May, 2020
