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The Time Between {Review and Giveaway}

June 3, 2013 by NancyT

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Nancy is a staff reviewer at 5 Minutes for Books. She received a copy of the book to facilitate her review.

Eleanor Murray lives with her aging mother, wheelchair-bound sister, Eve, and Eve’s husband, Glen.  She also lives with the guilt of causing the accident that paralyzed Eve, and the knowledge that it is Eve who Glen loves. She spends her days working at an investment firm, taking Eve to various doctor’s appointments and cooking and cleaning for her family. To say her life is not her own would be an understatement.

When Eleanor’s boss, Finn, discovers her playing piano at a dive bar late one evening, he offers her a part-time job sitting with his elderly aunt who’s just suffered the terrible loss of her own sister.  Aunt Helena lives on Edisto Island, which is also where Eleanor grew up and considers home.  She decides that the break from her demanding family is just what she needs, welcoming the chance to return to her beloved Edisto.

It turns out that not only is Eleanor just what the feisty old woman needs, but Helena is also good for Eleanor.  As the two form an unlikely bond over their shared love of the piano, as well as Finn’s daughter Gigi, Eleanor learns more about Helena’s native Hungary and its role during World War II, and Helena opens up about her relationship with her sister and the secrets behind the poorly framed artwork lining her walls.  Spending time with not only Helena, but also Finn and Gigi, a precocious girl who is in remission from leukemia and obsessed with the color pink, causes Eleanor to finally face her feelings about her father’s death years before and start acting like her old self, before her sister’s accident, which helps repair their relationship and allows both to move on with their lives.

The Time Between is a wonderful book about forgiveness, both to oneself and to loved ones. The characters are flawed but redeemable; they’re not always likable but their actions are understandable.  Eleanor’s relationship with Helena is often quite amusing as the two women fire verbal jabs at each other, and their mutual respect becomes apparent, if not necessarily to themselves.  Eleanor’s guilt over her sister’s accident and her need to take care of her family at the expense of her own happiness is easy to believe.

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20 Comments

  1. Rhian says

    June 14, 2013 at 4:34 pm

    I think this would be a good book to read and then share with my sister

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  2. Anita Yancey says

    June 10, 2013 at 7:22 pm

    The book sounds like a wonderful read, both interesting and touching. I think I would really like most of the characters. Thanks for having the giveaway.

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  3. samantha w says

    June 9, 2013 at 2:38 pm

    The book itself just sounds like such a wonderful read

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  4. nannypanpan says

    June 8, 2013 at 10:14 pm

    like the family dynamic

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  5. Jessica T says

    June 6, 2013 at 10:48 pm

    The characters sound real…

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  6. karenk says

    June 6, 2013 at 4:53 pm

    thanks for the chance to read this wonderful novel 🙂

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  7. nfmgirl says

    June 6, 2013 at 1:37 pm

    I like Karen White. And I like feisty old women!

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  8. Cindy B says

    June 5, 2013 at 11:05 pm

    I like novels where the characters learn some things about themselves.

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  9. Wehaf says

    June 5, 2013 at 9:45 pm

    I like that this deals with complex psychological issues.

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  10. Jessica Z says

    June 5, 2013 at 12:33 pm

    I just seems like it would keep my attention

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  11. Beth C says

    June 5, 2013 at 11:26 am

    I know a girl in remission with leukemia and would enjoy this book.

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  12. Susan P. says

    June 4, 2013 at 11:50 pm

    I’ve liked Karen White’s other books and this one sounds like another good one.

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  13. Kristin Jones says

    June 4, 2013 at 10:26 am

    I love Karen White, this one looks like another good one!

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  14. Brandy W. says

    June 3, 2013 at 11:42 pm

    I’m interested in how all this guilt will work itself out

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  15. Kelly says

    June 3, 2013 at 6:17 pm

    Sounds so very interesting to me

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  16. Katie says

    June 3, 2013 at 4:45 pm

    I am interested in the secrets to be uncovered!

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  17. Sandra K321 says

    June 3, 2013 at 4:19 pm

    I liked the author’s previous book Sea Change.

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  18. Teresa says

    June 3, 2013 at 3:24 pm

    I’ve gotten to read one of Karen’s previous novels and would love to read another one!

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  19. DEBIJOT says

    June 3, 2013 at 12:49 pm

    The family’s interactions intrigue me.

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  20. Anne says

    June 3, 2013 at 12:00 pm

    The characters and the storyline are captivating and unique.

    Reply

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