<p><em>A Far Piece to Canaan</em> is a warm and nostalgic novel from an unexpected source: Sam Halpern, whose salty paternal wisdom made Justin Halpern’s <em>Sh*t My Dad Says</em> a phenomenal bestseller.<br /> <br />Inspired by Sam Halpern’s childhood in rural Kentucky, <em>A Far Piece to Canaan</em> 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.<br /> <br />A tale of superstition, secrets, and heroism in the postwar South, <em>A Far Piece to Canaan: A Novel of Friendship and Redemption</em> is the surprising and moving debut of a gifted storyteller.</p>