The In-Between

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A love story par excellence...written with wisdom, humour, and a lot of raw sexuality that is never titillating but always powerful...He's simply one of the great writers of our time and The In-Between is a formidable addition to his list of works -- John Boyne * Irish Times * The gay community has been accused - not without reason - of being obsessed with youth, beauty and physical fitness. Gay novelists, from EM Forster onwards, have often followed suit. Tsiolkas is to be commended for bucking the trend. In doing so, he has given us his most heartfelt novel to date. * Financial Times * There is just too much past in the present. Tsiolkas evokes this skilfully...The effect is reminiscent of Robert Altman's films, in which long unbroken shots give the thrilling impression of life-as-it-is, richly detailed, nuanced, fleeting, unedited * TLS * A thoroughly grown-up portrayal of grown-up love - tender, candid and seriously moving -- Patrick Gale [A] novel that feels transgressive in its hope, rather than its bitterness. A humble book. A generous book. Perhaps his best. -- Beejay Silcox * Guardian Australia * A scorching, mythic work with a heart of the sweetest intimacy -- Helen Garner on 7 1/2 A powerful testament to spiritual yearning and the human desire to transcend the physical world * Sunday Times on DAMASCUS * This is the work of a superb writer who has completely mastered his craft but lost nothing of his fiery spirit in so doing * Guardian on BARRACUDA * Confirms Christos Tsiolkas's reputation as one of the most significant contemporary storytellers at work today -- Colm Toibin on THE SLAP Warm and rewarding...for all its socially conscious and contemporary twists and turns, this unashamedly emotional novel is working on a very deep level, striving to embody in its storytelling the assertion that, regardless of culture or sexuality, in the end - and in the beginning, and in between - only love matters. In this endeavour, it triumphantly succeeds. -- Neil Bartlett * Guardian *