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Introverted Mr. Rosen finds his quiet retirement upended when his doting but ill wife decides to move them to a new neighborhood where he accidentally befriends the young son of his bigoted next-door 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 gently take 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 heartwarming, 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.

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A genuinely delightful story - beautifully written. The story of an emotionally-scarred, childless elderly man and his wife, who move next-door to a vulnerable family with a young son. The writing style perfectly complements the main character, and what shines through on every page is the restrained but deep love the elderly couple feel for one another. As the old man and the young boy draw one another out of their self-imposed shells, a very moving bond develops. In this impeccably-told story everything has a reason, and we're aware of it throughout, but we don't discover the real selfless depth of it until the very last lines, which made me laugh and cry. Moving, touching, refreshing, heart-warming, and one of the best books I've read for a while. A recommended read. If it had been written by Dickens, it would be a classic by now. - Rebecca Bryn, Author of Touching the wire If I could give this book more than 5 stars I would. Michael Kroft is a fellow Haligonian. This book is set in Halifax and brought back memories of my childhood. Avriel and Ruth remind me of my grandparents and reading about them often made me smile and sometimes made me cry. His careful construction of the characters and the setting brought the story to life. Mr. Kroft brings us a story that shows us how powerful love can be. It can make us want to live again. It can bring us through even the most horrible circumstances. It can come from your soul-mate, a little boy, a woman in trouble and even a cat. This story touched me and I wish I had the words to tell you how much. I recommend this book to everyone. I hope you buy it. I know you won't regret it. -Electa Graham, Author of Blood and Loss Readers are saying... A delightful story with characters the reader falls hopelessly in love with. -Amazon A very touching story about hope, love and the human condition. -Amazon This story touched me and I wish I had the words to tell you how much. -Goodreads I easily slipped back to a bygone era through which I lived in. -Amazon

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Michael Kroft is a Nova Scotian Haligonian and writes character-driven novels about the relationships between complex and lovable characters who are as important to the story as the plot itself. Having completed his first four-book series, Herring Cove Road, where each novel's story in the unique series is not like the others, 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)

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