Finnie Walsh [Paperback]

Steven Galloway (Author)

Product Details

• Paperback
• Publisher: RAINCOAST BOOKS (2005)
• ASIN: B000WSUHU8
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)

More About the Author

Steven 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 Amazon.ca/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.

Customer Reviews

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Finnie Walsh is Amazing!, December 5, 2001

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elise (London, ont., Canada) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Finnie Walsh (Paperback)

Finnie Walsh in my opinion was an eye opening experience it is by far the best book I have ever read and everything about it made me feel more interested. There is not a single bad thing I could say about it! The characters alone made the book, how you understood how they felt at diferent times, how they were perfectly described! This book made me laugh, cry and made me feel emotions that have never occured before in my mind! I couldn't put it down and I will continue to read it over and over again because everytime I am sure that I will recieve more and more happiness sadness and information from the text! I am getting it for everyone for Christmas and I hope that everyone will enjoy this story as much as I did!

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful Story!, November 15, 2001

By A Customer

This review is from: Finnie Walsh (Paperback)

I picked up this book mainly because of my job working with high school teachers and students and ended up reading parts of it out loud to my own kids during a car trip. My 12 year old son was hooked, he read the book, then I finished it. It was amazing to have that 'secret book conversation' with my son. I/we both loved the book.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Spanky Read!, October 11, 2001

By A Customer

This review is from: Finnie Walsh (Paperback)

Are you looking for a spanky good read? Look no further than this sly little Canadian book about a couple of kids living in the middle of the province of British Columbia who play hockey. This book is a swift, delicious thing that has a devilish way of not letting you free of it. You'll want to read it until you arrive at the last page--it is, in the classical sense of the hyphenated word, a "page-turner". I loved it. It was touching, heartfelt, and uncommon. A novel with an elegant plot, developed synchronously with its characters' motivations. Galloway is a secret talent ready to explode on the scene.