Roommates My Grandfather's Story Author:Max Apple The saga of an ambitious, immigrant Lithuanian Jewish family in Michigan and the exceptional bond between baker grandfather Rocky and his grandson, the author, who replaced a dead son in the old man's affections, is recounted here by Max Apple. This focuses on the choleric but lovable Rocky and his guidance of his grandson into manhoo... more »d, including their sharing quarters during the author's graduate studies at the University of Michigan. Their loving though often stormy relationship was seriously tried only by Rocky's dislike of Debby, the woman Apple married, who ultimately won him over by bearing two great-grandchildren.
During Debby's long, terminal illness, Rocky, at age 103, "bounced back into action . . . too busy to die," caring for the author's children and the household just three years before his own death. This book was made into the film, "Roommates" featuring Peter Falk and Julianne Moore.« less