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Book SynopsisJarod Palmer is a 32-year-old Toronto writer waiting for his big break -- though a small one will do. Haunted by his story of tragic teenage sweethearts in small-town Nova Scotia -- featuring the unforgettable Lana Banana - Jarod is infected by the ancient mariner's curse on all young unpublished novelists to 'tell the tale'. The problem is that he is trying to pursue his solitary and introspective task in a city that feels like a film set: 'the lights are on all the time'. Between answering constant phone calls from his doting, overprotective mother and a perpetually neurotic, alcoholic and soon-to-be-divorced film producer determined to convince Jared into plying his trade for the 'dark side'; Jarod finds time to remain communicate just as ineffectively with his volatile Brazilian girlfriend. His pursuit of work gives new meaning to the term 'odd jobs': dishwasher, copywriter, telemarketer, door-to-door salesman, film set gofer ... one day, despite a $50-per-hour press-release-writin
