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标题：Thief of stories
作者：Michael Rowe
期刊名称：The Advocate
电子版ISSN：1832-9373
出版年度：2005
卷号：August 30, 2005
出版社：Office of the Employment Advocate

Thief of stories

Michael Rowe

Still Life With June * Darren Greer * St. Martin's Griffin * $13.95

This U.S. debut by one of Canada's brightest new literary stars brings gleaming modernity to a classic literary trope--the unsuccessful writer's quest for a good story. Cameron Dodds works at a Salvation Army facility for former drug addicts and prostitutes in the hope of exploiting the inmates' life stories in his work. Following the suicide of his favorite client, Dodds becomes enmeshed in the dead man's life, not only writing about it but also befriending the man's Down syndrome-affected sister, June. As she and Cameron become entwined, the story unfolds in a tapestry of joy, betrayal, and redemption more compelling than Cameron could have imagined in his hunt for material.