A historical romantic comedy and the stand-alone prequel to the Herring Cove Road series.With her mother's death two years before, her father's recent marriage to a woman she doesn't get along with, and then finding herself engaged to a man she isn't even sure she loves, Ruth Goldman has decided to take a year to discover what she wants in life.
So with a small savings, the support from her much older and life-long best friend (her family's servant,) and little knowledge of the common world, Ruth sets off to Cambridge, England, where she will meet some 'different' characters, learn what life is like for a single, independent working woman during the depression and befriend a young man who makes up for his lack of looks with his wit, amusing idiosyncrasies and his love for practical jokes.
On her adventure of self-discovery, Ruth will find more than she ever expected. Unbeknownst to her, a secret hides within her family that will eventually enlighten her to herself and to her past and permanently change the direction of her future.
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 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)