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    Never Say Goodbye

    By Quentin Rowan

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    A powerful coming-of-age story as well as an in-depth examination of a long period of transgression, Never Say Goodbye is simultaneously a memoir and an unflinching confession. Beginning with his earliest memories of childhood theft and cheating, the author traces his path through juvenile delinquency and adolescent drug addiction to the solace he initially found in writing and other creative outlets. When he achieves sobriety at the age of twenty, however, insecurity about his early writing success begins to cloud his judgment and Rowan turns more and more frequently to stealing words from other authors.

    The narrative follows Rowan’s attempts to navigate life in his early twenties, while he is simultaneously trying to become a well-known writer and not get found out. It describes the difficulty of leading a normal and honest life while keeping such a huge secret from friends and family, and culminates with the author’s descent into infamy.

    Five days after the publication of his debut novel, the book is withdrawn by publisher Little, Brown after a barrage of media reports that large parts of it have been plagiarized from the work of other writers, The entire cancer of Rowan’s deception is revealed, and he is left to pick up the pieces and find a way to go on. Ultimately, the writing of this book - and the rediscovery of his own creative gifts - proves to be Quentin Rowan’s redemption.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherYeti Publishing
    Release dateOct 9, 2012
    ISBN9781891241918
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      A few years back this author got in massive trouble for plagiarizing, not only did he rip off people but he copied pretty famous writers. Its hard to say if he can or will ever survive as an author using his own literary merit. I liked his strange writing style but its hard to get passed the numerous death threats and other hate mail Quentin received. Which oddly he doesn't touch on much. It was confusing how the book goes from school age to college in four chapters. I'll probably never fully understand what I read and I doubt anyone would give Quentin a fair chance to try again. Its a shame that he cheated because I really think he could he could have been famous.