The Rent Collector by Camron Wright is a touching novel set in Cambodia's largest garbage dump, focusing on the struggles and hope of Sang Ly, her husband Ki Lim, and their son Nisay. The story revolves around Sang Ly's unexpected relationship with their rent collector, Sopeap Sin, revealing hidden depths in both characters. Through literature inserts and themes of friendship, courage, and survival, the book portrays the daily challenges faced by those living in poverty and the power of stories to inspire change and hope.
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Content warnings include depictions of violence, poverty, and traumatic experiences such as slavery and illness.
From The Publisher:
Survival for Ki Lim and Sang Ly is a daily battle at Stung Meanchey, the largest municipal waste dump in all of Cambodia. They make their living scavenging recyclables from the trash. Life would be hard enough without the worry for their chronically ill child, Nisay, and the added expense of medicines that are not really working. Just when things seem most bleak, Sang Ly learns a secret about the hated, ill-tempered woman, the "the rent collector"-she can read Reluctantly she agrees to teach Sang Ly and does so with the same harshness she applied to her collection duties until they both learn how literacy has the power to instill hope and transcend circumstance.Based on a true story, set in the abject poverty of Cambodia against the backdrop of political oppression and the atrocities of the Khmer Rouge.
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About the Author:
Camron Wright is the author of the international bestseller Letters for Emily. It was a Reader's Choice award winner, as well as a selection of the Doubleday Book Club and the Literary Guild. He holds a master's degree in writing and public relations. Camron lives with his wife, Alicyn, in Utah. They are the parents of four children.
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