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The In-Between

By: Christos Tsiolkas
Narrated by: Lex Marinos
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No life is simple, and no life is without sorrow. No life is perfect.

Two middle-aged men meet on an internet date. Each has been scarred by a previous relationship; each has his own compelling reasons for giving up on the idea of finding love.

But still they both turn up for the dinner, feel the spark and the possibility of something more.

Feel the fear of failing again, of being hurt and humiliated and further annihilated by love.

How can they take the risk of falling in love again. How can they not?

2024, Australian Book Industry Award (ABIA) Literary Fiction Book of the Year, Short-listed

2024, South Australian Literary Awards Fiction, Short-listed

2025, Dublin Literary Award, Long-listed

2024, BookPeople (formerly ABA) Book of the Year Award Adult Fiction, Long-listed

©2023 Christos Tsiolkas (P)2023 Bolinda Publishing Contemporary Literature & Fiction Romance
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Nuanced ending. Lovely book from a great author. Wiser and older now.. Gentle yet powerful. Well worth a listen

Another fine one

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Lex Marinos is a great actor, but less than ideal for an audio book. His age has further muffled the already jowly timbre of his voice, and with the occasional consonant being swallowed, his reading is at times incomprehensible.

Narrator is at times incomprehensible

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Superb story of love in middle age. Of baggage from past wounds forming the basis for new bonds, of leaving behind and setting one’s sights on a fresh start, wounds and all. A sensitive portrayal of bisexuality, where it can be one thing and another. A story of our generation’s fears and now strange prejudice from an earlier age. Very true. Superbly written. I think we could all find elements of our own lives in this tale. Tsiolkas writes cunningly for us all to catch glimpses of ourselves no matter who we are.

Echos of all of us

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I was initially shocked at the voice of the narrator, it sounded like he had a bad cold and was mumbling fast but I’m glad I stuck with it. By the end I was enjoying his voice.
Loved the portrayal of the relationships in this book.

Stick with this

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The narration was very hard to enjoy. The voice actor sounded as if they were recording while gargling on water. Very strange sound to publish - I stuck with it as the story was so compelling.

Wonderfully observant tale of humans seeking connection and commitment to love. Loved the cross cultural commentary too.

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This was a very moving and raw story with many layers. Tsiolkas lays so much bare and reveals a deep compassionate humanity in the way he writes about the body, senses, emotions.

a wonderful human book - characters with scars, desires, hopes, regrets, navigating a very believable world

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I love Christos Tsiolkas books but the narration was horrible in that it was near impossible to hear, very fuzzy and mumbled, maybe the recording was bad? Shame because I was really trying to enjoy this book but I couldn’t continue.

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