About the author... Patron Gold was born in the inner city borough of Brooklyn, N.Y. He grew up in the Brownsville Housing Projects, until his family later relocated to Flatbush. In order to escape the social problems that surrounded his community, Gold developed a passion for reading at an early age. Music was also an interest that caught Gold's attention, and he embarked on a career as an R&B composer. He later realized that he was able to express his creativity through his life's journey and travels, and crafted the novel "A House Is a Broken Home," which he successfully published in 2011.