Back to the Garden

About the Book

For Jesse, time had stood still for thirty years. But now, forced off the hippie commune by the mysterious death of his lover, Annie, he finds himself catapulted into the surreal terrain of post-Sixties America. He struggles to adapt, but overshoots the mark, nearly losing his soul to yuppiedom. Meanwhile, evidence mounts pointing to Jesse as the murderer of his beloved. Could he have done the unthinkable while in a drug-induced fugue state? His carefully crafted new life teetering out of control, he loses his way - until the lovely and soulful Clare helps guide him “back to the garden.”

About the Author

Like many baby boomers, Joel Herscovitch came of age in the Sixties. Now working on his mid-life crisis, he has channeled his nostalgia into a novel. Back to the Garden was written through his involvement with Canada's distinguished Humber School for Writers. He has previously published magazine articles (chiefly humor) and won awards for short stories. Born and raised in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, he attended McGill University and the Université de Montréal. He received his doctorate in Clinical Psychology from the University of Ottawa in 1980. When not writing, Dr. Herscovitch works as a clinical psychologist in private practice, in London, Ontario, Canada.