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The gum thief

a novel

by Douglas Coupland, Douglas Coupland

Diary fictionEmployeesIntergenerational relationsStaples (Firm)FictionDivorced menHumorous fictionAuthorship

Over the course of several months, two retail workers at an office supply superstore--Roger, a divorced, middle aged "aisles associate" at Staples, and his young co-worker, Bethany, an early twenty-something, former Goth--strike up a unique epistolary friendship.

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For young readers

Book data: Open Library