The Rent Collector by Camron Wright

The Rent Collector by Camron Wright
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Thanks to Deb Tarrant for this awesome book title; Narrated by: Diane Dabczynski I could not stop listening to her beautiful voice as she (Sang Ly, a mother and wife) tells the story of life in the garbage dump, Stung Meanchey, in Cambodia. Sang Ly and her husband have a harsh daily existence as they scavenge the dump daily for items of interest that will bring them money to live and pay the rent collector, a dour, mean woman. Also Sang Ly and her husband desperately worry for their son's health; an infant Nisay is always sick, could it be because of life in the dump. I loved Sang Ly's personality; she was honest and wanted out of the dump. When they can't make the rent; the rent collector (Sopeap)threatens to kick them out; but a chance look at a book Sang Ly is going to read to their son, changes everything. There is so much that was beautiful, awful and unexpected in this book, I highly recommend this book that will reveal the beauty of literature, poetry, and the power it gives the individual.

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