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