'The tender, sensual and moving new novel from the award-winning and bestselling author of The Slap and Damascus. A compelling contemporary love story between two middle-aged men, told with grace, heart and wisdom.
'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?
'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.'(Publication summary)
Christos Tsiolkas on Writing Sex, Middle Age and the Importance of Criticism
Astrid Edwards
(interviewer),
2024
27642723
2024
single work
podcast
interview
'Christos Tsiolkas is one of Australia's most accomplished writers. His latest novel, In-Between, is an exploration of class, family and love in middle age.' (Production summary)
'Christos Tsiolkas' new novel is a tender and poignant tale about a later-life romance between two men.'
'The In-Between is Christos Tsiolkas consciously yoking himself to Australian literature in a historical sense. It begins with an epigraph from Patrick White’s The Tree of Man, another novel by a gay Australian writer which is about time and change more than it is about the relationship between two people, even if it is anchored by their marriage and the making of a homestead on stolen land in New South Wales. This slipping of self and time is exactly where Tsiolkas’s novel locates itself.' (Introduction)
'From love stories to untold histories, poetry to art: explore the vibrant tapestry of Greek Australian voices many of them featured in the recent Greek Community of Melbourne’s Book Fair'
'Shelf Reflection is our series where we explore the bookshelves and reading habits of authors. In this latest instalment, Christos Tsiolkas talks to us about writing a love story, re-reading Dostoyevsky and his latest novel, The In-Between.' (Introduction)
'There’s a trick Christos Tsiolkas does in his eighth novel, The In-Between. At several points in the action, as the central drama plays out in the foreground, the focus drifts away. Tsiolkas brings our attention instead to a passing youth on the street or the gaze of another commuter.'(Introduction)
'Shelf Reflection is our series where we explore the bookshelves and reading habits of authors. In this latest instalment, Christos Tsiolkas talks to us about writing a love story, re-reading Dostoyevsky and his latest novel, The In-Between.' (Introduction)
'From love stories to untold histories, poetry to art: explore the vibrant tapestry of Greek Australian voices many of them featured in the recent Greek Community of Melbourne’s Book Fair'
Christos Tsiolkas on Writing Sex, Middle Age and the Importance of Criticism
Astrid Edwards
(interviewer),
2024
27642723
2024
single work
podcast
interview
'Christos Tsiolkas is one of Australia's most accomplished writers. His latest novel, In-Between, is an exploration of class, family and love in middle age.' (Production summary)
