A Far Piece to Canaan
Author | : Sam Halpern |
Publisher | : Harper Collins |
Total Pages | : 295 |
Release | : 2013-05-28 |
ISBN-10 | : 9780062233189 |
ISBN-13 | : 0062233181 |
Rating | : 4/5 (89 Downloads) |
Book excerpt: A Far Piece to Canaan is a warm and nostalgic novel from an unexpected source: Sam Halpern, whose salty paternal wisdom made Justin Halpern’s Sh*t My Dad Says a phenomenal bestseller. Inspired by Sam Halpern’s childhood in rural Kentucky, A Far Piece to Canaan tells the story of Samuel Zelinsky, a celebrated but troubled former professor who reluctantly returns after his wife’s death to the Kentucky hills where he lived as a child to reconnect with long-buried memories and make good on a forgotten promise. A tale of superstition, secrets, and heroism in the postwar South, A Far Piece to Canaan: A Novel of Friendship and Redemption is the surprising and moving debut of a gifted storyteller.