Nobody expected anything of Bonita Beckman. At school, she was completely inept. In romance, she was simply disinterested. As a child in the early 1950s, Bonita's future did not look bright. So she abandoned it all, dropping out at 16 and ...See moreNobody expected anything of Bonita Beckman. At school, she was completely inept. In romance, she was simply disinterested. As a child in the early 1950s, Bonita's future did not look bright. So she abandoned it all, dropping out at 16 and travelling the world, searching for happiness despite being branded a failure. At 34 she opened her whimsical and iconic Vancouver shop, Beckwoman's Hippie Emporium - where she has spent the last 40 years proving everyone wrong.
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