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 the navigator's seat of his life. Since becoming a practicing introvert, there have been almost no changes in his life, and for the few that there were, his wife had walked him through them, including the recent move to a much smaller home in a lower/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 is very much aware of the enormous change to come sometime in the, hopefully, far-off future; though, he refuses to give it any attention. That painful change will force him to chart his own life's route. Taking place in Halifax, Nova Scotia, this amusing, feel-good novel offers a roller coaster ride of emotion as Mr. Rosen's habitual world begins to implode while on a collision course with the chaotic world of an innocent child, its troubled mother, and vengeful father.

On Herring Cove Road: Mr. Rosen and His 43Lb Anxiety

Literature & Fiction

Kroft, Michael

Humor & Satire

Duane Michael Dingle

Before Herring Cove Road: Ruth Goldman and the Nincompoop

Romance

Historical

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On Herring Cove Road: Mr. Jew and the Goy Boy

Contemporary

Createspace Independent Pub

"A fun, easy read with characters I fell in love with. A wonderful heartwarming story. I'm on the third book now and loving it!"  A socially awkward and extremely introverted old Jewish man, his doting but sickly wife, the lonely child of his racist next-door neighbor, and their unlikely and "accidental" friendship that develops over the summer of 1976."And when I was your age, there was no color in the world. That's why all the old pictures are in black and white," explained the deadpan-faced old man.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 the navigator's seat of his life. Since becoming a practicing introvert, there have been almost no changes in his life, and for the few that there were, his wife had walked him through them, including the recent move to a much smaller home in a lower/middle-class neighbourhood where he lives directly next door to a racist whose pint-sized nine-year-old son addresses him as Mr. Jew.Mr. Rosen had seen the move coming, and he is very much aware of the enormous change to come sometime in the, hopefully, far-off future; though, he refuses to give it any attention. That change will come on slowly and painfully and will eventually force him to chart his own life's route.This heartwarming, feel-good novel offers a rollercoaster ride of emotion as Mr. Rosen's habitual world begins to implode while on a collision course with the chaotic world of an innocent and pint-sized nine-year-old boy, his troubled mother and vengeful father.ABOUT THE SERIESThe first of the four novels in the unique, evocative and not-so-nuclear family saga series called Herring Cove Road, where a small group of troubled individuals dealing with their own personal issues accidentally come together to form a family unit, and then while struggling to maintain it, are forced to deal with its dark results, such as: racism, death, murder, suicide and much more.Taking place primarily in the 1970s, with believable characters and mostly situated in several areas of Halifax, Nova Scotia, the series chronicles the actions (and their results) of an old and introverted Jewish man, his doting and take-charge wife, a young and struggling single mother, her naive and lonely son, and a boy streetwise beyond his years.Volume 1) On Herring Cove Road: Mr. Rosen and His 43Lb AnxietyVolume 2) Still on Herring Cove Road: Hickory, Dickory, DeathVolume 3) Off Herring Cove Road: The Problem Being BlueVolume 4) Before Herring Cove Road: Ruth Goldman and the Nincompoop (A clean Love Story)

Off Herring Cove Road: The Problem Being Blue

Genre Fiction

"...an easy read with characters I fell in love with. It's a wonderful story, sometimes laugh-out-loud funny and sometimes sad, and the whole Mr Jew thing is sooo cute!"  -Julie S., NYAn extremely introverted old Jewish man, his doting but ill wife, his racist next-door neighbor's son who addresses him as Mr. Jew, and the salvation through their unlikely but forced friendshipOnce 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 the navigator's seat of his life. Since becoming a practicing introvert, there have been almost no changes in his life, and for the few that there were, his wife had walked him through them, including the recent move to a much smaller home in a lower/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 is very much aware of the enormous change to come sometime in the, hopefully, far-off future; though, he refuses to give it any attention. That painful change will force him to chart his own life's route.Taking place in Halifax, Nova Scotia, during the 1970s, the series chronicles the retirement of an introverted old Jewish man as he reluctantly befriends a young and struggling single mother, her naive and lonely son, and then finally a boy streetwise beyond his years.ABOUT THE SERIESTaking place in Halifax, Nova Scotia, during the 1970s, the series chronicles the retirement of an introverted old Jewish man as he reluctantly befriends a young and struggling single mother, her naive and lonely son, and then finally a boy streetwise beyond his years.Volume 1) On Herring Cove Road: Mr. Rosen and His 43Lb AnxietyVolume 2) Still on Herring Cove Road: Hickory, Dickory, DeathVolume 3) Off Herring Cove Road: The Problem Being BlueVolume 4) Before Herring Cove Road: Ruth Goldman and the Nincompoop

On Herring Cove Road: Mr. Rosen and His 43Lb Anxiety (Volume 1)

Literary

CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform

Book 3 of the Herring Cove Road series  With Blue's father in prison for selling marijuana and his mother estranged for over the last seven years, Blue is doing well, all considering. As the second addition to the not-so-nuclear Dixon family of Lisa, her ten-year-old son, Dwight, and the retired, Jewish introvert, Av, Blue finds himself living in a much better area of Halifax, Nova Scotia, going to a much better school and for the first time, actually applying himself academically as he struggles to fit in. All that's soon threatened when Blue's estranged mother returns to take him away, and around the same time, he's harassed and threatened by his father's affiliation with the very dangerous, local biker gang to whom his father owes money. Blue, his surrogate family, and Dwight's new academically overachieving friend, Lyon, are forced to deal with the quickly escalating problems that threaten both the family unit and its members. *WARNING* This third novel in the Herring Cove Road series includes violence and coarse language and involves situations of accidental death, murder, and suicide. -NOT RECOMMENDED FOR THOSE UNDER THE AGE OF FOURTEEN- ABOUT THE SERIES The third of the four stand-alone novels in the evocative and not-so-nuclear family saga series Herring Cove Road, where a small group of troubled individuals, dealing with their own personal issues, accidentally come together to form a family unit, and then while struggling to maintain it, are forced to deal with its dark results, such as: racism, death, murder, suicide and much more. Taking place primarily in the 70's, with believable characters and mostly situated in several areas of Halifax, Nova Scotia, the series chronicles the actions (and their results) of an old and introverted Jewish man, a struggling mother, her naive and lonely son, and a boy streetwise beyond his years. Volume 1: On Herring Cove Road: Mr. Rosen and His 43Lb AnxietyVolume 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 (A Love Story)

Off Herring Cove Road: The Problem Being Blue (Volume 3)

H & S Publishing

World Literature

A cozy and touching tale of adventure, love and survival in Colonial America... when before the Wild West there was the Eerie East.\nBy now, Becky expected to be married and starting a family in Boston, but she isn’t. With her fiancé dead, she's now a house servant nursing the ill wife of a Virginia tobacco plantation’s narcissistic and paranoid overseer, Charles Philpot, who now desires her. Having had enough of slavery and anyone having anything to do with it, she plans to leave for Boston to begin a new life alone.\nOnly ever seeing a slave in passing, William escapes his work in the mine by taking an indentured contract as an assistant overseer of a tobacco plantation's slaves. It's an unusual contract but one he feels suited for, ensuring the slaves are safe, healthy and happy as the London agent had very much understated it. After a trying time coming to Virginia, he finds himself torn between his new tasks and his conscience while adjusting to his new environment and watching over his twelve-year-old brother, Oscar, who stowed away on the ship and is now indentured to the same plantation.\nDue to his poor reputation built mostly on rumors, few from Williamsburg to Jamestown want to work for Charles Philpot, and of those who do, he wouldn’t want them to, preferring to request an indentured servant every seven years. Unlike the rumors, his reputation for getting what he wants without a care for whose feet he steps on, or worse, has been proven, and it's going to be proven again when he carries out his revenge on the tobacco plantation, its slaves, the growing bond between Becky and William, and the bond between Oscar and his pig.\nABOUT THE SERIES\nFollowing 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.\nVolume 1) Indentured Bonds: The First Generation, Circa 1715\nVolume 2) Family Bonds: The Second Generation, Circa 1735 (Coming June 2023)\nOTHER BOOKS BY THE AUTHOR\nThe Four-Volume Family Saga Series, Herring Cove Road\nTaking place in Halifax, Nova Scotia, the series follows the amusing, heartwarming, eartbreaking and sometimes terrifying 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.\nVolume 1) On Herring Cove Road: Mr. Rosen and His 43Lb Anxiety\nVolume 2) Still on Herring Cove Road: Hickory, Dickory, Death\nVolume 3) Off Herring Cove Road: The Problem Being Blue\nVolume 4) Before Herring Cove Road: Ruth Goldman and the Nincompoop

Indentured Bonds: The First Generation, Circa 1715 (The Lovelys' Family Tree)

United States

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On Herring Cove Road: Mr. Rosen and His 43Lb Anxiety

Before Herring Cove Road: Ruth Goldman and the Nincompoop

On Herring Cove Road: Mr. Jew and the Goy Boy

On Herring Cove Road: Mr. Jew and the Goy Boy

Off Herring Cove Road: The Problem Being Blue

On Herring Cove Road: Mr. Rosen and His 43Lb Anxiety (Volume 1)

Off Herring Cove Road: The Problem Being Blue (Volume 3)

Off Herring Cove Road: The Problem Being Blue

Before Herring Cove Road: Ruth Goldman and the Nincompoop

Indentured Bonds: The First Generation, Circa 1715 (The Lovelys' Family Tree)