Ruth & the New Wife a Short Story & Recipes is a tale about a married couple who face love and loss. This story highlights the nuances of what it took to create modern Jamaica. It explores the role of Indian indentured workers during the post emancipation era, evaluates the role of colonial men who used an Indian labour force to undermine negotiations with African labourers. Ruth& the New Wife, celebrates traditional Jamaican food. The recipes included enhance the reader's sense of smell and taste too. It examines the way in which the island's culture views the mental well being of its men. Especially Jamaican males who face serious domestic issues. Oshea has to make decisions. Does his culture, friends, family help him to make the right ones?