Mr. Furnival was born and reared in Munhall, PA, the son of a steelworker in this industrial suburb of Pittsburgh. He majored in English Literature at Mount Union College and earned advanced degree...view moreMr. Furnival was born and reared in Munhall, PA, the son of a steelworker in this industrial suburb of Pittsburgh. He majored in English Literature at Mount Union College and earned advanced degrees from Drew University and the Pacific School of Religion. He has had two professional careers, first as a parish minister in New York and Illinois, and then as a substance abuse counselor and administrator in Florida. He currently resides with his wife in Tenants Harbor, Maine, where they run a Bed and Breakfast and in Fernandina Beach Florida. This wide variety of life experiences has given him a keen insight into people with all of their vagaries, and he uses this in the development of his characters and stories.Mr. Furnival was born and reared in Munhall, PA, the son of a steelworker in this industrial suburb of Pittsburgh. He majored in English Literature at Mount Union College and earned advanced degrees from Drew University and the Pacific School of Religion. He has had two professional careers, first as a parish minister in New York and Illinois, and then as a substance abuse counselor and administrator in Florida. He currently resides with his wife in Tenants Harbor, Maine, where they run a Bed and Breakfast and in Fernandina Beach Florida. This wide variety of life experiences has given him a keen insight into people with all of their vagaries, and he uses this in the development of his characters and stories.view less