A Far Piece to Canaan
A Novel of Friendship and Redemption
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4.5 • 43 Ratings
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- $8.99
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- $8.99
Publisher Description
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.
Customer Reviews
A far piece from Canaan
Mr. Sam Halpern has done one of the best job describing a young eastern Kentucky boys life. He captures the youth and the old while hinting on all of the "non-fun" stuff that happens in middle age...lol. There are times where you smell the blackberries and the poverty all in one paragraph. Excellent book. Congratulations Mr. Halpern.
A moving tale
Sam Halpern has a gift: the ability to take a place and characters and make them come alive in your mind. This book has made me care deeply about its characters, the locations and their stories. I feel like I was raised with Samuel and Fred, and have shared their joys and pains. I sincerely hope that Mr. Halpern writes more books.