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The Time in Between

By David Bergen

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| Hardcover | 9780771011788

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In search of love, absolution, or forgiveness, Charles Boatman leaves the Fraser Valley of British Columbia and returns mysteriously to Vietnam, the country where he fought twenty-nine years earlier as a young, reluctant soldier. But his new encounters seem irreconcilable with his memories.

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In search of love, absolution, or forgiveness, Charles Boatman leaves the Fraser Valley of British Columbia and returns mysteriously to Vietnam, the country where he fought twenty-nine years earlier as a young, reluctant soldier. But his new encounters seem irreconcilable with his memories.

When he disappears, his daughter Ada, and her brother, Jon, travel to Vietnam, to the streets of Danang and beyond, to search for him. Their quest takes them into the heart of a country that is at once incomprehensible, impassive, and beautiful. Chasing her father’s shadow for weeks, following slim leads, Ada feels increasingly hopeless. Yet while Jon slips into the urban nightlife to avoid what he most fears, Ada finds herself growing closer to her missing father — and strong enough to forgive him and bear the heartbreaking truth of his long-kept secret.

Bergen’s marvellously drawn characters include Lieutenant Dat, the police officer who tries to seduce Ada by withholding information; the boy Yen, an orphan, who follows Ada and claims to be her guide; Jack Gouds, an American expatriate and self-styled missionary; his strong-willed and unhappy wife, Elaine, whose desperate encounters with Charles in the days before his disappearance will always haunt her; and Hoang Vu, the artist and philosopher who will teach Ada about the complexity of love and betrayal. We also come to learn about the reclusive author Dang Tho, whose famous wartime novel pulls at Charles in ways he can’t explain.

Moving between father and daughter, the present and the past, The Time in Between is a luminous, unforgettable novel about one family, two cultures, and a profound emotional journey in search of elusive answers.

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  • The Time In Between

    The Time In Between David Bergen Random House Hardcover 256 pages December 2005 Charles Boatman has been haunted by the chaos of the Vietnam War for most of his life, and after almost three decades, he is still struggling with his own private war of ... (read full critics)

    curledup published on Tue, 7 Sep 2010

  • The Time in Between / By David Bergen

    By David Bergen. McClelland & Stewart, 273 pp, $34.99, hardcover. David Bergen's coming-to-terms-with-Nam novel recently won the Scotiabank Giller Prize. The Time in Between is the 13th winner in 12 years (2000 saw a split) and the sixth for McClella ... (read full critics)

    straight published on Mon, 30 Aug 2010

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  • English Books
  • Hardcover 288 Pages
  • Edition: M
  • ISBN-10: 0771011784
  • ISBN-13: 9780771011788
  • Publisher: McClelland & Stewart
  • Pub date: Jan 04, 2005
  • Dimensions: 1419 mm x 968 mm x 194 mm Just how big is that?
  • Also available as: Paperback, Audio CD, Audio Cassette and Others
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