Sweetly - Denise McKay

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. Denise McKay was born in Vancouver and she now resides in Ancaster, Ontario. She studied creative writing at Ryerson University and Humber College. She is a gifted writer and a highly creative artist in oil painting, acrylic, sculpture and pottery with many awards to her credit.