Still Life With June



by Darren Greer

ISBN 9781897151518 | 5.5" x 8.5" | TPB | $20
Categories:Fiction - Literary, Gay and Lesbian

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Synopsis

Winner of the 2004 ReLit Award

Shortlisted for the 2003 Pearson Canada Readers' Choice Book Award

NOW Magazine Top 10 for 2003

Cameron Dodds has just turned thirty. A writer, he steals ideas from others’ lives, often borrowing stories from the patients of his workplace, the Salvation Army Treatment Centre. When one of the patients, Darrel Greene, hangs himself, Cameron sees an opportunity for a story — maybe even a novel. He begins to research Darrel’s past, and decides to visit his sister, June, a woman with Downs syndrome. As Cameron develops a relationship with June and delves further into Darrel’s past, he makes many discoveries, none of which is more surprising than the one he makes about himself.
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"... a rare writing talent." — Saskatoon StarPhoenix

"Greer’s observations of addiction and corporate domination ... are indeed sharp, his narrative voice infectious." — The Globe and Mail

"Still Life with June is not a pretty story, but it is a good one. Greer’s every sentence seems so honest. His book was written with courage, and read in one sitting."
— New Brunswick Reader

"It will stay with you for days." — Swerve

"Greer’s pithy prose keeps things moving quickly, and culminates in a realization and event that can be seen coming, much like a train’s lamp through a darkened tunnel. But when that realization hits, it smacks with the force of that train, one that’s packing a lifetime of emotional freight ... the cruel baggage of events and tragedies long sublimated and hard reckonings not faced, until now. It’s all about identity, and facing yourself down." — The Hamilton Spectator

"It's hilarious and redemptive, brimming with revelation. Still Life With June is modern and urban without being too edgy for the masses. This book is highly recommended."
— The Edmonton Journal

"Darren Greer's Still Life With June, his excellent second novel, creeps up on you slowly and subtly, creating an atmosphere of tension and dread through fascinating characters ... Greer's characters are strikingly believable and his dilemmas disturbing...." — NOW Magazine
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