Abbe Rol­nick grew up in the sub­urbs of Bal­ti­more and moved with her fam­i­ly to Mia­mi Beach. After attend­ing Boston Uni­ver­si­ty, she lived in Puer­to Rico, where she owned a book­store. Her nov­els and writ­ings reflect her inter­na­tion­al adven­tures as well as the unique per­spec­tive of an elder who has achieved the hon­or of being called Bubbie.