The Between By Tananarive Due
Synopsis.
“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.
The Review
This book is creepy.
🤓 I think the scariest dynamics in horror content for me are those between family members.
I love a good demon child trope. Until now, I did not know that this extended to other family members, including creepy Grama’s.
This book has the creepiest Grama. Dying not once but twice (one of the best-written lines), and she is now haunting my waking hours.
If you haven’t heard of Tananarive Due, that’s ok. You can start now.
This is my first book by her, but it won’t be my last. I’ve got an order out for THE GOOD HOUSE. If it’s anywhere near as good as this one, I’ll be in for a treat.
This one, THE BETWEEN is very similar to Get Out. A character is introduced, their grip on reality starts to loosen, and we’re exploring it through the inconsistent behavior of other characters in the book.
Kind of a …. I’m not crazy. You’re crazy! Am I crazy? Did I do that? Was I awake? Was I asleep?
I really enjoyed this one! If you’re still in the creepy reading zone…check this one out!
Thanks to Harper Perrenial and Paperbacks and @netgalley for this advanced
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