The Time In Between
de Bergen, David
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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 marvelously 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."
Sinopsis
David Bergen is the author of four highly acclaimed novels: A Year of Lesser , a New York Times Notable Book and winner of the McNally Robinson Book of the Year Award; See the Child ; The Case of Lena S. , winner of the Carol Shields Winnipeg Book Award, and a finalist for the Governor General’s Award for Fiction, the McNally Robinson Book of the Year Award, and the Margaret Laurence Award for Fiction; and, most recently, The Time in Between , winner of the Scotiabank Giller Prize. He is also the author of a collection of short fiction, Sitting Opposite My Brother, which was a finalist for the Manitoba Book of the Year Award. David Bergen lives in Winnipeg.
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- Librería
- MAD HATTER BOOKSTORE (CA)
- Inventario del vendedor #
- 23405
- Título
- The Time In Between
- Autor
- Bergen, David
- Estado del libro
- Nuevo
- Estado de la sobrecubierta
- New
- Cantidad disponible
- 1
- Encuadernación
- Tapa dura
- ISBN 10
- 0771011784
- ISBN 13
- 9780771011788
- Editorial
- McClelland & Stewart
- Lugar de publicación
- Toronto, On, Canada
- Fecha de publicación
- 2005
- Tamaño
- 8 vo
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