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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 appear irreconcilable with his memories.
When he disappears, his daughter Ada, and her brother, Jon, happen to be Vietnam, to the streets of Danang and beyond, to find him. Their quest takes them in to the heart of any country that reaches once incomprehensible, impassive, and beautiful. Chasing her father’s shadow for weeks, following slim leads, Ada feels increasingly hopeless. Yet while Jon slips in to 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 authorities 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 times before his disappearance will usually haunt her; and Hoang Vu, the artist and philosopher who'll 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 with techniques he can’t explain.
Moving between father and daughter, today's and days gone by, The Time in Between is a luminous, unforgettable novel about one family, two cultures, and a profound emotional journey searching for elusive answers.
From the Hardcover edition.
