Huguette Thiboutot is a musician, painter and writer. A dyed-in-the-wool Québécois, she made a career as a piano and organ teacher. Then she began painting and exhibited in Montréal, New York, Los Angeles, Miami and Paris. Writing since “always,” her pen is fiery, intense and creative. Minnie of the Golden West - A Winter of Surprises is her first novel. www.en.Huguettethiboutot.com