Galloway, Steven

Salvo Ursari thrives on danger, feeling safest while performing startling feats of balance on a high wire, but his thirst for adventure soon threatens his marriage and his life.

While a cellist plays at the site of a mortar attack to commemorate the deaths of twenty-two friends and neighbors, two other men set out in search of bread and water to keep themselves alive, and a woman sniper secretly protects the life of the cellist as her army becomes increasingly threatening.

Paul Woodward, the son of a mill worker, and Finnie Walsh, the mill owner's son, develop a strong friendship despite their class difference, built primarily on their love of hockey, and their devotion to each other stands even when they find themselves on opposing teams as adults.