Book Synopsis A disaffected writer gets caught in the morass of complicated human relationships when he appropriates the life of a former patient and befriends his mentally challenged sister. The people in gay bars on Christmas Day are so desperate for basic human contact that theyd go home with a Doc Marten shoe if it made a move, and maybe even if it didnt. So begins the story of Cameron Dodds, a disenfranchised writer who visits gay bars on Christmas and works at a Salvation Army Drug and Alcohol Treatment Center in order to steal the stories of the people he meets there. But when Cameron finds a patient hanged in the utilities closet, his infatuation with other peoples stories becomes an obsession. Assuming the mans identity, Cameron seeks out and forges a relationship with the victims mentally challenged sister, who lives in a home uptown. As Cameron becomes more involved in the womans life, he begins to discover truths that will challenge him to the very core of his existence. Review Quotes Mordant, hilarious, and unsparing, Still Life with June is a scourge and blessing both. Reminiscent of Henry Millers Tropic of Cancer, Knut Hamsuns Hunger, or Dostoevskys Notes from Underground, but in a category of its own; if any school for it exists, its the school of its own daring and invention. --Andrew Lewis Conn, author of P: A Novel It is a gift of humanity and storytelling that makes Darren Greers experimental new novel a triumphant success. Still Life with June is a remarkable book, reminiscent of Catcher in the Rye, Fight Club, and Bright Lights, Big City. Its a striking, compelling narrative with a style so inventive and innovative as to be a new form. --Eric Shaw Quinn, author of Say Uncle A novel with edge and energy, astounding style and substance to spare. --Richard Labont, editor of Best Gay Erotica Still Life with June is a compelling novel, and Darren Greer a writer well be hearing from. --Ralph Keyes, author of The Post-Truth Era About the Author Darren Greer grew up in several towns in Nova Scotia. He studied literature at the University of Kings College, Halifax, and Carleton University. Still Life with June is his American debut.