<p><em style="background-color: rgba(249, 249, 249, 1); color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 1)">Getting back out there could mean consequences, both good and ugly. I've seen ugly. But on this side of paradise, I've also seen good.</em></p><p></p><p><span style="background-color: rgba(249, 249, 249, 1); color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 1)">Loss is no stranger to Sam Cardiff, having lost his grandpa and ex-girlfriend. Now, three years later as a med student, he's confident life is getting back on the right track-until his cat is the victim of a hit and run. Haunted by shame and memories of bad decisions, Sam finds himself in a numbing downward spiral of drinking.</span></p><p></p><p><span style="background-color: rgba(249, 249, 249, 1); color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 1)">Amidst his grief, he meets optimistic, down-to-earth surfer Gracie Goldstone, and a spark ignites. As they grow closer, Sam learns her past isn't as bright as he imagined. Gracie's has seen beauty but is also raw - as is the shocking truth Sam discovers about them both, forcing him to the edge of faith. He's back in a bad place, but this time it's much darker. To overcome, he will have to embrace what it means to love and be loved.</span></p><p></p><p><span style="background-color: rgba(249, 249, 249, 1); color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 1)">Set in Melbourne, this contemporary novel is Campbell Anderson's debut and deals with themes of grief, mental illness, the supernatural, Christian faith, family and relationships.</span></p><p> </p>