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The novel tells the story of a bewildered nineteen year-old, novice teacher, who, in 1951, has been justifiably banished to a rural one-room school in a remote village located in central British Columbia. The writing style is multilevel humour, both prophetic and nostalgic, taking protagonist Betty Wheatley and her skewed logic to face: fifteen barn-scented empty-headed pupils, amorous advances from both sexes, and betrayals from best friends and lovers.
Denise is a well-known member of the Burlington Art Community. She has just completed 10 years of dancing with the Burlington Footnotes, after a 25-year career as a professional artist, creating artworks in porcelain and on canvas. On May 5th, 2005 she received the City of Burlington’s Civic Award for “Arts Person of the Year” in recognition for her work as set designer for the dance company and as developer of the Footnote’s Dancing Clown Troupe, and for her many years of earlier efforts at the Burlington Art Centre. She was a founding member of the Burlington Potters Guild, becoming its President in 1971-73, a founding member of Arts Burlington, becoming its President in 1979-80, and Chairman and President of the Board of The Burlington Art Centre in 1982. She was Chairman of the BAC's Acquisition Committee for six years, then, for four years, a member of the BAC Foundation.
Denise has had eight solo art shows and numerous group shows throughout the Golden Horseshoe, and as of 1997, has had works in "Fire & Earth", which toured Canada and then traveled to Japan. These works are now permanently on display in the Virtual Museum of Canada.
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