The Chasm Between Us

<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>