Read this one (actually a mix of reading the book and listening on Audible while in the car or walking) for my Book Club, which meets to discuss it tomorrow night (2-20-20). Really enjoyed this story, start to finish. You know me, I'm not one to re-write the plot or give anything away in my "review...
Camron Wright’s uneven tale of redemption and education, The Rent Collector, is set in the very real garbage dump of Stung Meanchay, in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. Sang Ly and her husband, Ki Lim, eke out a living picking recyclables out of the garbage. Most of their money goes to pay the rent for their s...
Although it is fiction, this story is based upon the experiences of the poverty-stricken individuals who lived and earned their livings at the largest municipal garbage dump in Cambodia, Stung Meanchey. It describes a life of courage and fortitude in the face of abject hardship and privation. Since ...