![]() ![]() “Whether we like it or not, hope is written so deeply into our hearts that we just can’t help ourselves.” The idea that the story of Cinderella, which is in almost all cultures, shows that stories of hope like that are so fundamental that it comes from somewhere deeper. The power of literature is beautiful throughout the story. ![]() There were lots of amazing quotes to highlight and talk about. ![]() The Rent Collector was a great book club book. The Rent Collector is a story of hope, of one woman's journey to save her son and another woman's chance at redemption. Just when things seem worst, Sang Ly learns a secret about the bad-tempered rent collector who comes demanding money-a secret that sets in motion a tide that will change the life of everyone it sweeps past. Life would be hard enough without the worry for their chronically ill child, Nisay, and the added expense of medicines that are not working. They make their living scavenging recyclables from the trash. Survival for Ki Lim and Sang Ly is a daily battle at Stung Meanchey, the largest municipal waste dump in all of Cambodia. ![]()
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