Sweetly
A Novel
Denise McKay
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Title: Sweetly - A Novel
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“Already renowned for her sculptures and abstract paintings, Denise McKay’s irrepressible artistic bug is taking her in a new direction at 93 years old – published author… Sweetly draws on her experiences teaching at a one-room schoolhouse in Needles – renamed Narrows – a remote outpost in BC’s interior… Told with gentle humour, the story is set in the 1950s and begins with central character Betty Wheatley, just 19, stepping off a ferry in the dead of night to learn Narrows has no electricity – and her expected accommodations aren’t available… Sweetly – Betty’s nickname that is a play on her last name – encounters many trials that follow, including a bear disrupting her romantic picnic with a principal from a nearby town…" - Richard Leitner, The Hamilton Spectator
"Denise McKay is a gifted painter with oil or words. Sweetly is a truly enjoyable read… the vivid world she was creating and the characters, who lived there, pulled me in. I couldn’t put the book down…" - Ian Thomas, author, Bequest and The Lost Chord
"…engaging novel based on the author’s real-life experience as a teacher at a one-room schoolhouse in the rugged British Columbia interior… A young, free-spirited woman walks off a ferry boat and into a new life, dramatically different from anything she’s ever known… it’s bears, revelry and risqué romance for teacher Betty Wheatley – or Sweetly – as she’s nicknamed by her students at a remote schoolhouse in the Canadian wilderness…” - Michael B. Davie, author, The Late Man
Follow the misadventures of free-spirited young schoolteacher Betty Wheatley – or Sweetly – as she’s nick-named by her handful of students at a remote school house in the Canadian wilderness. She soon encounters bears, risqué romance, revelry – and retribution from judgemental locals. An insightful engaging novel based on the real-life experiences of author Denise McKay, a former teacher at a one-room schoolhouse in the rugged British Columbia interior… |
