Finnie Walsh Finnie Walsh will forever remain in my daily thoughts not only because of the shocking circumstances of his absurd demise but because he managed to misunderstand what was truly important even though
Finnie Walsh will forever remain in my daily thoughts, not only because of the shocking circumstances of his absurd demise, but because he managed to misunderstand what was truly important even though he was right about almost everything else So begins Steven Galloway s critically acclaimed first novel The story is told by Paul Woodward, Finnie s best friend and the on Finnie Walsh will forever remain in my daily thoughts, not only because of the shocking circumstances of his absurd demise, but because he managed to misunderstand what was truly important even though he was right about almost everything else So begins Steven Galloway s critically acclaimed first novel The story is told by Paul Woodward, Finnie s best friend and the only good child in a long line of delinquents Hockey is one of the few things they have in common Finnie s family is rich and snobbish, while Paul s father works the night shift at the local mill owned by Finnie s father One fateful day, the boys noisily play hockey in the Woodwards driveway, keeping Paul s father awake This seemingly innocent activity triggers a shattering chain of events Finnie Walsh has been compared to the work of John Irving, but Galloway s voice, most particularly his unforgettable portrait of the title character, is uniquely his own.
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Galloway was born in Vancouver, and raised in Kamloops, British Columbia He attended the University College of the Cariboo and the University of British Columbia His debut novel, Finnie Walsh, was nominated for the Books in Canada First Novel Award His second novel, Ascension, was nominated for the BC Book Prizes Ethel Wilson Fiction Prize, and has been translated into numerous languages His third novel, The Cellist of Sarajevo, was published in spring of 2008 It was heralded as the work of an expert by the Guardian, and has become an international bestseller with rights sold in 20 countries Galloway has taught creative writing at the University of British Columbia and taught and mentored creative writing in The Writer s Studio, at the writing and publishing program at Simon Fraser University.