The In-Between by Chrisos Tsiolkas
2025 Nominated

The In-Between

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ABOUT
THE BOOK

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? A tender, affecting novel of love, of hope, of forgiveness by one of our most fearless and truthful interpreters of the human heart, the acclaimed bestselling author of The Slap and Damascus.

ABOUT
THE AUTHOR Christos
Tsiolkas

Christos Tsiolkas is the author of eight novels, including Loaded, The Jesus Man, Dead Europe, The Slap, which was also named 2009 Book of the Year by the Australian Booksellers Association. Christos’s fifth novel, Barracuda, was shortlisted for the ALS Gold Medal and the Voss Literary Prize. The Slap and Barracuda were both adapted into celebrated television series. His sixth novel, Damascus, was published in 2019 and won the 2019 Victorian Premier’s Literary Award for Fiction. 7½ was published in 2021. In the same year, Christos won the Melbourne Prize for Literature. He lives in Melbourne.

Christos Tsiolkas is the author of eight novels, including Loaded, The Jesus Man, Dead Europe, The Slap, which was also named 2009 Book of the Year by the Australian Booksellers Association. Christos’s fifth novel, Barracuda, was shortlisted for the ALS Gold Medal and the Voss Literary Prize. The Slap and Barracuda were both adapted into celebrated television series. His sixth novel, Damascus, was published in 2019 and won the 2019 Victorian Premier’s Literary Award for Fiction. 7½ was published in 2021. In the same year, Christos won the Melbourne Prize for Literature. He lives in Melbourne.

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NOMINATING LIBRARY COMMENTS

Public librarians from across Victoria read and voted for The In-Between as their submission for the Dublin Literary Award on the basis of literary merit. Voters noted this novel is “Beautifully written, blending gritty and delicate as only Tsiolkas can”.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Date published
31/10/2023
Country
Australia
Original Language
English
Publisher
Allen & Unwin
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