David Giuliano on what writing fiction taught him after a life of sermons |
Very Rev. David Giuliano has had a variety of jobs — congregational minister, moderator of The United Church of Canada and in recent years, novelist. His second novel, The Upending of Wendall Forbes, came out this fall and explores how an aging couple cope with the arrival of a diverse group of strangers at their home during a snowstorm. Giuliano has also published two non-fiction books about his cancer journey along with two children’s stories. He retired from active ministry at St. John’s United in Marathon, Ont., in 2017.
Giuliano spoke with Emma Prestwich.
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On the inspiration behind The Upending of Wendall Forbes:
I was 62 when I published my first novel, The Undertaking of Billy Buffone, in 2021, and I was starting to........