Who's Billy - Crooks, Denise
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In 1950, the Crooks family boarded the P&O Liner Strathaird, bound for Australia. So begins the heartwarming and uplifting story of Denise's early years. Her father takes on a cray fishing business and moves the family to the Houtman Abrolhos Islands, then to a tent on a sandy beach in the South Passage, off the Western Australian coast. Denise demonstrates resilience and determination during difficult times, surrounded by lots of love and humour, as revealed in her hilarious and often challenging life situations on her journey growing up and through her time in the Regular Army and becoming a…mehr

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In 1950, the Crooks family boarded the P&O Liner Strathaird, bound for Australia. So begins the heartwarming and uplifting story of Denise's early years. Her father takes on a cray fishing business and moves the family to the Houtman Abrolhos Islands, then to a tent on a sandy beach in the South Passage, off the Western Australian coast. Denise demonstrates resilience and determination during difficult times, surrounded by lots of love and humour, as revealed in her hilarious and often challenging life situations on her journey growing up and through her time in the Regular Army and becoming a successful businesswoman. Denise is a self-assured, warm and mischievous woman whose curiosity gets the better of her when she decides to see if she can catch up with an old friend. Denise's story will touch your heart and leave you smiling.
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Denise Crooks was born in England in 1945 and emigrated with her family to Australia in 1950, settling in Geraldton, Western Australia Denise is very family orientated. She grew up loving the ocean and fishing and living the idyllic life of a crayfisherman's daughter, often getting herself into various hilarious situations. She went on to become an accountant and successful businesswoman. Denise is an avid animal lover -dogs especially are one of her passions. She also loves woodwork and is quite adept at making wooden toys and furniture for family and friends. Denise has spent many years in the military, both full time and part-time. She decided to write this book to show the other side of this successful businesswoman with a wicked sense of humour.