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5.0 out of 5 stars A fun read for all ages, July 3 2012

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Anne - See all my reviews

This review is from: Old Lady Sweetly Is Twenty (Paperback)

"Old Lady Sweetly Is Twenty" is a fun story of the coming of age of the sweet, innocent and lovable Betty. Each page keeps turning itself as we cheer Betty on through her naivety, her eye-opening experiences and finally her resolve. This is a definite read for all ages bringing you back to a time and place of simplicity yet narrow-mindedness. An excellent first book for Denise McKay.

5.0 out of 5 stars Very Good!, July 3 2012

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Sonja - See all my reviews

This review is from: Old Lady Sweetly Is Twenty (Paperback)

Reading "Old Lady Sweetly" feels like sharing a cup of tea with a new friend: a new friend that is a great storyteller. It's hard not to love and sympathize with Betty, the protagonist - her challenges, while authentically 1950's, are also timeless and relevant to readers of any generation. I'm a sucker for a good coming-of-age / overcoming-the-odds story, and this book doesn't disappoint.

Amazon UK Review

I found this book to be one of those you can't put down, and I was disappointed when I came to the end of it! It was fascinating to get an insight into life in the real "out-back" in the mountains of British Columbia as recently as 1950! Not a bit like the Mounties in Rose Marie!
Denise McKay is a remarkable author

Barnes & Noble Review

5.0 out of 5 stars Old Lady Sweetly is Hilarious!, July 1 2012

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Judith Sylvester - See all my reviews

This review is from: Old Lady Sweetly Is Twenty (Paperback)

This book is the most enjoyable read I have had in a long time. The intrepid “Miz Sweetly” and the eccentric cast of characters she encounters as a teacher in the back woods of Needles, British Columbia are indelibly etched in my heart. Denise McKay vividly captures the naiveté, angst and lustiness of a young woman coming of age in the early 1950s. From avoiding the ramshackle outhouse at her one room schoolhouse, to winning over her unruly class, to staring down a grizzly bear while her would-be lover races away in his skin tight bathing suit, to being accosted by the minister of the Tabernacle Church for being a “whore of Babylon”, Betty’s many pratfalls are both endearing and hilarious. I highly recommend reading this fun and uplifting story!