A New York Times Book Review Editors' Choice, Ben Schrank's Love Is a Canoe is a smart, funny, romantic, and hugely satisfying novel about the fragility of human relationships and a heartwarming reminder of what it really means to be good to those we love.

The author of a classic self-help guide to love and relationships, Peter Herman has won the hearts of romantics and cynics alike. But decades have passed since Marriage Is a Canoe was published and a recently widowed Peter begins to question his own advice.

Much to his chagrin, he receives a call from Stella Petrovic, an ambitious young editor in New York City who forces him to reconsider his life's work, not to mention the full force of his delusions. The book's fiftieth anniversary is approaching, and Petrovic has devised a contest to promote the new edition. The prize? The chance for the winning couple -- a pair of outwardly happy Brooklynites named Emily and Eli -- to save their relationship by spending a weekend with the reclusive author.

If Peter is going to help the contest's winners, he must discover what he meant when he wrote Marriage Is a Canoe -- and also find a way for himself to love again...

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• Publication Date: January 8, 2013
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• Print Length: 353 Pages
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