The Time in Between by David Bergen is a novel set in Vietnam, following Charles Boatman, a Vietnam War veteran who returns to the country for reasons his family cannot understand. His children, Jon and Ada, set off to find him, unraveling clues about his traumatic past and his struggle with PTSD. The narrative shifts between Boatman’s early life, his military experiences, and the present-day search by his children. As they track him through Vietnam, they become entangled in the country's culture, while Boatman grapples with the memories of a tragic incident from the war. The novel explores themes of trauma, memory, identity, and personal transformation, ending with a sense of unresolved ambivalence.
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