![]() ![]() ![]() She holds a deep secret that comes to light through the magic of literature and the power of hope. Sopeap Sin is the unforgiving rent collector. His hollow gaze, protruding belly and constant diarrhea make Sang Ly weep, but she knows that it is only in the dump that money can be made to heal her son. ![]() “The Rent Collector” is the fictional story based on this real family as they desperately try to find a cure for their chronically ill son, Nisay. Sang Ly and her husband Ki Lim live in Stung Meanchey, the largest municipal waste dump in Cambodia. “Magical.” That is the word that award-winning author Camron Wright used to describe his first meeting with Sang Ly, the real person who inspired the main character in his fictional novel “The Rent Collector” (Shadow Mountain, $22.99). ![]()
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