Meet Roger, a divorced, middle-aged 'aisles associate' at a Staples outlet, condemned to restocking reams of paper for the rest of his life, and his co-worker, Bethany, who's at the end of her Goth phase and realising she's facing fifty more years of shelving Post-it notes and replenshing the Crayola boutique in Aisle Six. One day, Bethany discovers Roger's notebook in the staff room. When she opens it up, she discovers that this old guy who she's never considered to be quite human is writing mock diary entries pretending ...
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Meet Roger, a divorced, middle-aged 'aisles associate' at a Staples outlet, condemned to restocking reams of paper for the rest of his life, and his co-worker, Bethany, who's at the end of her Goth phase and realising she's facing fifty more years of shelving Post-it notes and replenshing the Crayola boutique in Aisle Six. One day, Bethany discovers Roger's notebook in the staff room. When she opens it up, she discovers that this old guy who she's never considered to be quite human is writing mock diary entries pretending to be her - and weirdly, he's getting it right. She learns he has a tragedy in his past, and suddenly he no longer seems like a paper-stocking robot in a red shirt and a name tag. These two retail workers then strike up an unlikely yet touching secret correspondence. As their lives unfold, so too do the characters of Roger's work-in-progress, the oddly titled Glove Pond, a Cheever-era novella gone horribly, horribly wrong. On every page of this wise, witty and unforgettable novel, Coupland reminds us that love, death and eternal friendship can all occur where and when we least expect them and that, even after tragedy has hit, one can still find solace in the comedy and strange comforts of modern life.
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Fine; Collectible. Signed limited edition two-volume set in slip-case, with 'Glove Pond', also by the author. Still sealed in publisher's cellophane, although it does have a small tear on the back. Next day dispatch by Royal Mail in sturdy, recyclable packaging. 1000's of satisfied customers! Please contact us with any enquiries.
In Douglas Coupland?s epistolary novel, 'The Gum Thief', the reader is reminded that friendships can transpire in the strangest of places between individuals that appear inexorably different on the outside. The main characters both work retail at Staples, Roger, a divorced middle aged man , and Bethany, a young girl at the end of her goth phase. Coupland makes the characters come to life through the complex narratives that exposes the characters mutual struggles to fit into popular culture, a theme Coupland is notorious for. I feel as though this is a novel that every individual can relate to in one way or another,: whether they?re willing to admit it or not is another thing. I give 'The Gum Thief' two thumbs up.
