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The Place Between
Sarah used to know who she was—a doctor, a wife, a mother—but as she prepares for the birth of her second child, she feels set adrift from the life she had planned. When her mother, Beryl, announces she’s coming to Sydney from Perth, Sarah has to contend with more than her own. insecurities. She hasn’t told Beryl she’s pregnant. She isn’t sure why not. Sarah’s secretive betrayal could be the final blow in her already fragile relationship with her mother.
On her first day of maternity leave, a mishap at the supermarket leads Sarah to experience her mother’s past firsthand. Her understanding shifts. Memory ceases to be reliable, and Beryl’s experiences lead Sarah into a tangled web of lost realities and grief.
There are some lies to be untangled.
The reader is taken on a journey spanning three generations as Sarah travels along and across the tendrils of time to get to the truth.
This absorbing read will have you on the edge of your seat, turning the page, looking for the clarity Sarah craves.
On her first day of maternity leave, a mishap at the supermarket leads Sarah to experience her mother’s past firsthand. Her understanding shifts. Memory ceases to be reliable, and Beryl’s experiences lead Sarah into a tangled web of lost realities and grief.
There are some lies to be untangled.
The reader is taken on a journey spanning three generations as Sarah travels along and across the tendrils of time to get to the truth.
This absorbing read will have you on the edge of your seat, turning the page, looking for the clarity Sarah craves.
268 pages, Kindle Edition
Published March 4, 2020
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About the author
Suzanne Moore
2 books4 followersSuzanne Moore began her professional career as a small animal veterinarian with a love of surgery. In 2004 she returned to university to study creative writing as an aside to her veterinary career, and the balance of power between hobby and career shifted in favour of her creative pursuit.
After many years cocooned in her study Suzanne emerged rebranded as a writer, obtaining a PhD in creative writing from Murdoch University. During this time, she developed an interest in women’s narratives and time theory while juggling two small children and a household of geriatric pets.
Suzanne’s novelette, ‘The Station’—an eerie tale of a young girl’s journey through time and place—was published in Tincture in 2013.
Suzanne lives amongst the trees in the Perth hills. When she isn’t writing and the snow is deep, you can find her snowboarding in Japan with her family.
After many years cocooned in her study Suzanne emerged rebranded as a writer, obtaining a PhD in creative writing from Murdoch University. During this time, she developed an interest in women’s narratives and time theory while juggling two small children and a household of geriatric pets.
Suzanne’s novelette, ‘The Station’—an eerie tale of a young girl’s journey through time and place—was published in Tincture in 2013.
Suzanne lives amongst the trees in the Perth hills. When she isn’t writing and the snow is deep, you can find her snowboarding in Japan with her family.
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November 14, 2020
Taut genre-bending tale with a fabulous twist. A brilliant evocation of mother-daughter relationships that proves you can never truly know someone until you walk in their shoes.
February 12, 2021
Great read. Mother-child relationships reshaped by time travel driven learnings and understandings. I love all the subtle connections and twists weaved and unwrapped through this novel.
March 24, 2020
I just loved this book. Time travel is one of my favourite topics but sadly one that is often done wrong.
The author aproached the idea of time travel from a fresh angle that made sense and just worked.
My heart ached for the characters, and it ached for the parts of myself I saw in them.
As a female that often feels misunderstood by the world and even my own people, I want to stand on the roof and wave this nook around yelling 'READ THIS! THIS IS HOW I FEEL SOMETIMES'
I struggled to put this book down. The only thing that could drag me away is my brand new super cute puppy.
Congratulations to the author on her first novel. I can't wait for future works.
The author aproached the idea of time travel from a fresh angle that made sense and just worked.
My heart ached for the characters, and it ached for the parts of myself I saw in them.
As a female that often feels misunderstood by the world and even my own people, I want to stand on the roof and wave this nook around yelling 'READ THIS! THIS IS HOW I FEEL SOMETIMES'
I struggled to put this book down. The only thing that could drag me away is my brand new super cute puppy.
Congratulations to the author on her first novel. I can't wait for future works.
May 15, 2021
Suzanne Moore takes walking in someone else’s shoes to a whole new level in her intriguing debut novel, The Place Between. Heavily pregnant doctor, Sarah, is about to go on maternity leave when her difficult mother springs a surprise visit on her. Sarah is dreading the reunion, not least of all because she has neglected to tell her mother that she is pregnant.
With her mother’s arrival looming, Sarah experiences a random existential episode, that sends her back into her mother’s past in a most intimate way. So, when she picks her mother up from the airport, Sarah has a lot of explaining to do. Not only does she have to reveal her pregnancy Sarah must fess up to becoming privy to her mother’s most private experiences.
As Sarah and her mother negotiate their difficult relationship, Sarah travels back in time to uncover the version of history that her family have conspired to hide. And along the way, she finds a truth of unexpected potency.
If you enjoy intergenerational sagas and stories with a touch of the supernatural, you’re going to love The Place Between. The revelations of this seemingly normal family were astounding and had me on the edge of my seat right till the very end.
With her mother’s arrival looming, Sarah experiences a random existential episode, that sends her back into her mother’s past in a most intimate way. So, when she picks her mother up from the airport, Sarah has a lot of explaining to do. Not only does she have to reveal her pregnancy Sarah must fess up to becoming privy to her mother’s most private experiences.
As Sarah and her mother negotiate their difficult relationship, Sarah travels back in time to uncover the version of history that her family have conspired to hide. And along the way, she finds a truth of unexpected potency.
If you enjoy intergenerational sagas and stories with a touch of the supernatural, you’re going to love The Place Between. The revelations of this seemingly normal family were astounding and had me on the edge of my seat right till the very end.
April 3, 2020
Wonderfull. Tells the story of so many womens everyday life just beautifully. I cried for the characters when i reached the end but also the book was finished and i wanted more. Really loved this book can recommend it.
February 20, 2025
I really enjoyed this book way more than I thought I would.
May 30, 2025
Quite a unique and thoughtful book about a mother daughter relationship mixed with a different take on the time travel genre. Originally a part of the authors PHD thesis. Very well written and had me wondering where this was all headed. Definitely recommend.
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