The Between

A Novel

De: Tananarive Due

Narrado por: Kevin Kenerly

“An extraordinary work of humane imagination...call it magic realism with soul.” (Locus)

“Finely honed...always engages and frequently surprises.” (New York Times Book Review)

A man risks his soul and his sanity to save his family from malevolent forces in this brilliant novel of horror and the supernatural from the award-winning pioneer of speculative fiction and author of the classic My Soul to Keep.

When Hilton was a boy, his grandmother sacrificed her life to save him from drowning. Thirty years later, he begins to suspect that he was never meant to survive that accident, and that dark forces are working to rectify that mistake.

When Hilton's wife, the only elected African American judge in Dade County, Florida, begins to receive racist hate mail from a man she once prosecuted, Hilton becomes obsessed with protecting his family. The demons lurking outside are matched by his internal terrors - macabre nightmares, more intense and disturbing than any he has ever experienced. Are these bizarre dreams the dark imaginings of a man losing his hold on sanity - or are they harbingers of terrible events to come?

As Hilton battles both the sociopath threatening to destroy his family and the even more terrifying enemy stalking his sleep, the line between reality and fantasy dissolves....

Chilling and utterly convincing, The Between is the haunting story of a man desperately trying to hold on to the people and life he loves as he slowly loses himself.

©2021 Tananarive Due (P)2021 HarperCollins Publishers

Excellent!!!

Loved, Loved, Loved it!!!! I would listen to it agai! Mrs Due is an exceptional writer.

A great read

Such an original story, I was glued to this book the entire time! The detail described and the amount of effort put into the writing really makes you get in the head of Hilton. Just amazing.

Captivating

I truly enjoyed the flow and storyline. Thus was a great book. The ending was surprising but it all tied together well.

I’m not even done yet and I’m already reviewing!

This book is fantastic it would be an awesome movie!!! I truly have enjoyed this story. I’ll be looking for more books by this author! A+++

Great story

This was very interesting story of not only the supernatural, but also mental health. it was both thought provoking and an emotional roller-coaster for me.

Spirit journeys and dimensional rifts

To place this book in an ethnic literature category alone would be a mistake. Besides horror, there is a spiritual journey here that reminds me of Jacob's Ladder. There is enough here also to satisfy a fantasy and sci-fi itch as well. I must also compliment the author for writing from a male point of view when facing a moral conflict so convincingly.

Oh Lord, this book had me holding my breath!

I started this book yesterday, after having it in my 'to be read list' for months. I listened to it until late last night while feeling tense, not knowing how it would end. I fell asleep as it continued playing with about 3 hours left. I had the wildest dream while unconsciously listening that took the story and twisted it into my own demented adventure. I woke early and started back to where I fell asleep. That ending! I'm going to chew on this story for a while.
The writing was fantastic and took me back to my 80s childhood, living in a small town with small mind beliefs. The whole country seemed to have a small town belief system back then. I remember these things happening and see other forms of those things happening today. The setting on top of the story line increased the tension and suspense.
The narration was marvelous and increased the emotional and psychological effect of the story.
This is a brilliant five star novel.

Incredible book!

Not only was a story amazing so two was the narration. This was one of the most intense and enjoyable audiobooks I’ve ever heard! I strongly recommend. It is so engrossing and well written. I am going to download another one of Due’s books right now.

Fantastic book

Great narrator. Slow build of a book. A different type of horror. Psychological, folk tale, societal. Really well written and the slow building pace worked in the end.

Creepy but also moving

It might be strange to call this beautiful, but it was in many ways. Hilton James is a wonderful character and as the story unfolds, we start to really care about him, even as it takes him a lot of trials and tribulations before he finally faces the truth. Great storytelling and excellent performance on the audiobook.