\u201cDoris? You asked me who was Doris?\u201d And then I remembered. \u201cDoris was the woman who worked one of our cash registers at FoodWorld, forever and maybe even longer. But nobody knew a thing about her, or even wanted to because she was plain as a post, always kept to herself, with buttoned lip saying nothing. And then we guessed one day she must be dead because for a whole week she wasn\u2019t there at the Cash. No warning, no nothing about her, not till we heard rumour she\u2019d left behind her house to someone she\u2019d never known, who\u2019d found in the house this journal full of crazy stories Doris had written, and piles and piles of drawings and paintings so fantastic you\u2019d never believe anyone could see herself like that. The secret life of Doris Melnick! The woman not one of us knew though she\u2019d been there all that time. So what does that mean, I wonder?\u201d
\n\u2014Statement by Alice Geerson, FoodWorld clerk<\/p>\n

Gail Prussky is an ex-addiction therapist who moved from Toronto to rural Ontario in 2007. In this slowed-down setting, it suddenly occurred to her that if she didn\u2019t write and make art (a new-found passion), she\u2019d probably become a serial killer. Taking this into consideration, she owes much of her creative side to her desire to never experience incarceration. The fact that many people enjoy her work has been a bonus. Gail\u2019s art has been exhibited in numerous solo and group shows, and is in collections around the world.<\/p>\n

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Along with a signed copy of the book, this special offer includes a signed original artwork, mounted and ready for framing. Only 25 drawings available!<\/p>\n

Each piece of art will (soon) appear in the \u201cYou may also like\u2026\u201d sidebar (at right) so you can view each one and make a choice from which ones are available.<\/p>\n

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If you love entertainment that makes you laugh out loud at the absurdity in issues that are actually pretty serious, then you’ll be a big fan of this illustrated brain-on-fire story about an aging woman\u2019s life as she reflects on passing her years in anonymity. Includes over 50 colour and 20 black-and-white illustrations and paintings.<\/p>\n

Introduced by David Cronenberg. Final words by Terry Graff.<\/p>\n

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