David Forsyth:
CLASS OF 1963
Central Secondary SchoolClass of 1963
Hamilton, ON
David's Story
I'm a Canadian author whose ancestors emigrated from the British Isles in the early 20th century. My values and perspectives were shaped by the descendants of Irish weavers, Scottish crofters and English labourers. I began my career as a commercial artist and copy writer, and didn’t complete my first manuscript until well after I retired.
My first work is a nostalgic memoir of near-forgotten times and values; of ice-boxes, tire swings and draught horses. A second non-fiction narrative recounts my sailing adventures while cruising the North Atlantic coasts and inland waterways of the United States and Canada. My third published work is a selection of poetr...Expand for more
y written over more than six decades.
A life-long passion for genealogical research, and a desire to preserve the fragile histories of ordinary people, inspired me to spend four years researching and writing the story of a London war-bride and the soldier with whom she fell in love.
My first literary fiction, a collection of six unforgettable short stories, is now available through Rock's Mills Press, Oakville and will soon be listed on Amazon, where my other published works can be already be found.
Check out my website by searching davidjforsyth, scroll down to read about my books, and follow the links to social media. Don't miss my blogs on Goodreads.
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