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You Can't Save What Isn't There parent’s guide: what’s inside
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This is a literary horror novel exploring grief, rage, and moral choice after a parent's devastating loss. The book contains mature themes including death, supernatural violence, and the psychological toll of trauma. While it offers meaningful reflection on redemption and human potential, the dark subject matter and horror elements make it inappropriate for younger readers and best suited to mature teens and adults who can engage with difficult emotional content.
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When Cal Matheson's daughter was killed by a drunk driver, he felt he'd lost everything that mattered. However, as he slowly begins to rebuild his life with a new home and a new job, he's given an inexplicable and supernatural opportunity--but is it to exact revenge on those he holds responsible for his loss in the mos... When Cal Matheson's daughter was killed by a drunk driver, he felt he'd lost everything that mattered. However, as he slowly begins to rebuild his life with a new home and a new job, he's given an inexplicable and supernatural opportunity--but is it to exact revenge on those he holds responsible for his loss in the most ghastly ways imaginable...or to fulfill his potential as an artist and human? And what is the cost of making the wrong choice? This tale of rage and redemption from "the modern master of grief horror" (Laurel Hightower, Crossroads) will strike a chord with anyone who has suffered loss and felt the dark call of destructive anger. "Anderson writes with a sure, steady hand." -Jack Ketchum, author of The Girl Next Door and The Secret Life of Souls "Paul Michael Anderson's brand of horror is as heart-stopping as it is heart-wrenching." -Gwendolyn Kiste, Bram Stoker Award-winning author of The Rust Maidens and Reluctant Immortals "Paul Michael Anderson is the modern master of grief horror. You Can't Save What Isn't There is a scalpel-sharp and harrowing experience, propulsive in its pacing even as it cuts to your marrow. There's nothing surface level about Anderson's prose, his words a keening cry of loss and rage. Dark, poignant and heartbreakingly brutal-don't miss it." -Laurel Hightower, author of Crossroads and The Day Of The Door Bio: Paul Michael Anderson is the author of BONES ARE MADE TO BE BROKEN, STANDALONE, and THE ONLY WAY OUT IS THROUGH. He lives in Northern Virginia, and can be found at thenothingspace.net.
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ISBN 9781964780146