A Far Piece to Canaan: A Novel of Friendship and Redemption

By Sam Halpern

Book Overview

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.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0062233165
• ISBN13: 9780062233165
• Release Date: May 2013
• Publisher: Harper Perennial
• Length: 400 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 5.2" x 8.1"