Luminous haunting profound David Bergens pageturning novel about onefamily and the effects of war will be his breakout book.In search of love absolution or forg... » 

Luminous haunting profound David Bergens pageturning novel about onefamily and the effects of war will be his breakout book.In search of love absolution or forgiveness Charles Boatman leaves B.C. andreturns mysteriously to the country where he fought twentyeight years earlieras a young reluctant soldier. But his new encounters seem irreconcilable withhis memories.When their father disappears Ada and her brother Jon travel to DanangVietnam to find him. Their quest takes them into the heart of a world that isat once incomprehensible impassive and beautiful. Chasing her fathers shadowfor weeks following slim leads Ada feels increasingly hopeless. Yet while Jonslips into the urban nightlife to avoid what he most fears Ada soon growscloser than ever to her missing father and strong enough to forgive him andto bear the truth of his longkept secret.Bergens marvellously drawn characters include Lieutenant Dat the policeofficer who tries to seduce Ada by withholding information Elaine Gouds thetroubled wife of a selfstyled American missionary who lives within theexpatriate community in Danang the boy Yen who follows Ada and claims to beher guide and Hoang Vu the artist and philosopher who will teach Ada aboutthe complexity of love and betrayal.Moving between father and daughter the present and the past The Time inBetween is a spellbinding unforgettable novel about one family two culturesand a profound journey in search of elusive answers. «