You Can Lead a Horse to Water (But You Can't Make It Scuba Dive): A Novel

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Down the street, a dog is running around a lamp post on a leash. I feel like I'm on a similar trajectory. Sam Bennett is the last of a dying breed, a former Mad Man, now made redundant after 30 years at the same advertising agency. Left with his awards and a case of Bulgarian whiskey (which he still can't remember buying), Sam retreats to his home,

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With a pitch-perfect ear for dialogue and a delightfully wacky assortment of characters, Robert Bruce Cormacks novel takes his hapless hero, Sam Bennett, on an uproarious odyssey. Initially depressed and having panic attacks after being fired from his adman career, Sams life takes him on an outrageous series of twists and turns that include his son-in-law Mullers get-rich-quick schemes, a foul-mouthed Mynah bird, salsa classes with his long-suffering wife, Mary, pool parties with his nudist neighbors, and plenty more. Cormacks absurd yet dry sense of humor runs through it all: Any plans for the New Year Sam asks his doctor. At my age, Sam What do I have to resolve What, indeed. Myna Wallin, author of Confessions of A Reluctant Cougar
With a pitch-perfect ear for dialogue and a delightfully wacky assortment of characters, Robert Bruce Cormacks novel takes his hapless hero, Sam Bennett, on an uproarious odyssey. Initially depressed and having panic attacks after being fired from his adman career, Sams life takes him on an outrageous series of twists and turns that include his son-in-law Mullers get-rich-quick schemes, a foul-mouthed Mynah bird, salsa classes with his long-suffering wife, Mary, pool parties with his nudist neighbors, and plenty more. Cormacks absurd yet dry sense of humor runs through it all: Any plans for the New Year Sam asks his doctor. At my age, Sam What do I have to resolve What, indeed. Myna Wallin, author of Confessions of A Reluctant Cougar

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Robert Cormack spent thirty-six years in advertising before beginning You Can Lead a Horse to Water. His short stories have appeared regularly in Rosebud Magazine along with numerous other publications, including one anthology.