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We don't always appreciate the people we love

Matthew Arnold Stern

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The Remainders

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Dylan Glass, an 18-year-old high school dropout, has been kicked out of his mother and stepdad’s palatial house. Now homeless, he sleeps in his SUV behind an abandoned movie theater in an aging San Fernando Valley suburb. Although he has a job at a dollar store and support from the people he meets, he finds himself challenged by old temptations and a new woman, the alluring and enigmatic Pearl. Miles away in Orange County, his estranged father, Dr. Oliver Glass, struggles with demons of his own. A private practice and a beautiful girlfriend with children of her own can't make up for a past of tragedy and abuse. Memories of long-ago terrors constantly haunt Oliver. Oliver seeks to reconnect with his son. Dylan seeks love and acceptance. Can they overcome their painful pasts? Or will they surrender to their self-destructive urges? Find out in the new adult novel that has been called “an intensely moving story” and a “powerful page turner,” The Remainders.

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Matthew Arnold Stern is a Southern California native who grew up in Reseda and lives in Orange County. He graduated Summa Cum Laude from California State University, Northridge. The Remainders is his second novel published by Black Rose Writing. His debut with Black Rose Writing, Amiga, was called “a brilliantly plotted, well-crafted historical novel” and “a good and entertaining read.” He earned awards for his writing and public speaking, including Distinguished Toastmaster and an Award of Excellence from the International Online Communications Competition. He is married with two children, a granddaughter, and lots of cats.

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We don't always appreciate the people we love

Mrs. Cimino gives Dylan an important lesson while hinting at a past painful experience.

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The Remainders

I knew I had to get back to stocking the rack before Quang caught me, but her face deepened into a sadness I hadn’t seen before. A sadness I couldn’t turn away from.

“What happened, Mrs. Cimino?”

She looked down at the floor. I had never seen her that silent before.

“Mrs. Cimino? Are you OK?”

She looked directly at me with a strange intensity.

“We don’t always appreciate the people we love until one day, they’re gone. That’s when you realize how much they meant to you. How much you miss them.”

“Is that what happened to…”

Mrs. Cimino held up her hand to silence me. “Just take my advice, Dylan. You’ll know how much you love someone by how much you miss them when they’re gone.”

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Matthew Arnold Stern

The Remainders

Synopsis

Author Biography

Author Insight

We don't always appreciate the people we love

Mrs. Cimino gives Dylan an important lesson while hinting at a past painful experience.

Book Excerpt

The Remainders

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