16 must-read contemporary books like The In-Between by Christos Tsiolkas

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The In-Between

By: Christos Tsiolkas

3.70

Format: 400 pages, ebook

The tender, sensual and moving new novel from the award-winning and bestselling author of The Slap …

"There was respite in history. The beligerence and intolerance of the contemporary age was of no consequence to the past. And there was no shouting."

-Christos Tsiolkas, The In-Between

If you liked the contemporary plot in The In-Between by Christos Tsiolkas , here is a list of 16 books like this:

Cover of Lola in the Mirror by Trent Dalton

1. Lola in the Mirror

By: Trent Dalton

4.41

Format: 448 pages, Kindle Edition

Bighearted, gritty, magical and moving, Lola in the Mirror is the irresistible new novel from inter… read more

Similar categories in Trent Dalton's Lola in the Mirror book and Christos Tsiolkas's The In-Between

  • literary fiction
  • australia
  • fiction
  • contemporary
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2. Wifedom: Mrs. Orwell's Invisible Life

By: Anna Funder

4.13

Format: 464 pages, Hardcover

This is the story of the marriage behind some of the most famous literary works of the 20th century… read more

Similar categories in Anna Funder's Wifedom: Mrs. Orwell's Invisible Life book and Christos Tsiolkas's The In-Between

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3. Stone Yard Devotional

By: Charlotte Wood

3.68

Format: 320 pages, Kindle Edition

A deeply moving novel about forgiveness, grief, and what it means to be 'good', from the award-winn… read more

Similar categories in Charlotte Wood's Stone Yard Devotional book and Christos Tsiolkas's The In-Between

  • literary fiction
  • literature
  • australia
  • fiction
  • contemporary
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4. Edenglassie

By: Melissa Lucashenko

4.13

Format: 320 pages, Paperback

Two extraordinary Indigenous stories set five generations apart. When Mulanyin meets the beautiful … read more

Similar categories in Melissa Lucashenko's Edenglassie book and Christos Tsiolkas's The In-Between

  • literary fiction
  • literature
  • australia
  • fiction
  • contemporary
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5. Women & Children

By: Tony Birch

4.22

Format: 210 pages, Kindle Edition

It's 1965 and Joe Cluny is living in a working-class suburb with his mum, Marion, and sister, Ruby,… read more

Similar categories in Tony Birch's Women & Children book and Christos Tsiolkas's The In-Between

  • australia
  • fiction
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6. Bright Shining: How Grace Changes Everything

By: Julia Baird

3.89

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

From the bestselling author of Phosphorescence comes a beautiful and timely exploration of that mos… read more

Similar categories in Julia Baird's Bright Shining: How Grace Changes Everything book and Christos Tsiolkas's The In-Between

  • australia
"our bodies, our misshapen, lumpy, wobbly, birth-marked, uneven, scarred, imperfect bodies are our vessels. If only we were more gracious towards them. They won't last forever, they will eventually gr…"

-Julia Baird, Bright Shining: How Grace Changes Everything

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7. Days of Innocence and Wonder

By: Lucy Treloar

3.71

Format: 299 pages, Kindle Edition

When someone is taken away, what is left behind? All her life, Till has lived in the shadow of t… read more

Similar categories in Lucy Treloar's Days of Innocence and Wonder book and Christos Tsiolkas's The In-Between

  • literary fiction
  • australia
  • fiction
  • contemporary
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8. Safe Haven

By: Shankari Chandran

4.18

Format: None pages, Kindle Edition

The new novel from the Miles Franklin award-winning author of Chai Time at Cinnamon Gardens. It was… read more

Similar categories in Shankari Chandran's Safe Haven book and Christos Tsiolkas's The In-Between

  • fiction
  • australia
  • contemporary
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9. The Conversion

By: Amanda Lohrey

3.55

Format: 240 pages, Kindle Edition

From Miles Franklin Award-winning author Amanda Lohrey comes a stunning literary foray into place, … read more

Similar categories in Amanda Lohrey's The Conversion book and Christos Tsiolkas's The In-Between

  • literary fiction
  • literature
  • australia
  • fiction
  • contemporary
Cover of The In-Between by Christos Tsiolkas

10. The In-Between

By: Christos Tsiolkas

3.70

Format: 400 pages, ebook

The tender, sensual and moving new novel from the award-winning and bestselling author of The Slap … read more

Similar categories in Christos Tsiolkas's The In-Between book and Christos Tsiolkas's The In-Between

  • romance
  • literary fiction
  • gay
  • lgbt
  • literature
  • mental health
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • australia
  • queer
"There was respite in history. The beligerence and intolerance of the contemporary age was of no consequence to the past. And there was no shouting."

-Christos Tsiolkas, The In-Between

Cover of The Hummingbird Effect by Kate Mildenhall

11. The Hummingbird Effect

By: Kate Mildenhall

3.60

Format: 320 pages, Paperback

An epic, kaleidoscopic story of four women connected across time and place by an invisible thread a… read more

Similar categories in Kate Mildenhall's The Hummingbird Effect book and Christos Tsiolkas's The In-Between

  • australia
  • fiction
  • contemporary
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12. Green Dot

By: Madeleine Gray

3.71

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

An irresistible and messy love story about the terrible allure of wanting something that promises n… read more

Similar categories in Madeleine Gray's Green Dot book and Christos Tsiolkas's The In-Between

  • romance
  • literary fiction
  • lgbt
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • australia
  • queer
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13. Pheasants Nest

By: Louise Milligan

3.59

Format: 320 pages, Kindle Edition

She wonders if they have discovered her missing yet. Has it broken in the news? Who has been assign… read more

Similar categories in Louise Milligan's Pheasants Nest book and Christos Tsiolkas's The In-Between

  • australia
  • fiction
  • contemporary
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14. The Work

By: Bri Lee

3.43

Format: 386 pages, Paperback

Lally has invested everything into her gallery in Manhattan and the sacrifices are finally paying o… read more

Similar categories in Bri Lee's The Work book and Christos Tsiolkas's The In-Between

  • romance
  • literary fiction
  • fiction
  • contemporary
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15. We All Lived in Bondi Then

By: Georgia Blain

4.16

Format: 127 pages, Kindle Edition

From the author of the multi-award-winning bestseller Between a Wolf and a Dog, a powerful collecti… read more

Similar categories in Georgia Blain's We All Lived in Bondi Then book and Christos Tsiolkas's The In-Between

  • fiction
  • australia
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16. Hospital

By: Sanya Rushdi

3.70

Format: 132 pages, Hardcover

A strong and courageous novel that deftly tackles psychosis. In Melbourne, Australia, a woman in h… read more

Similar categories in Sanya Rushdi's Hospital book and Christos Tsiolkas's The In-Between

  • contemporary
  • australia
  • fiction
  • mental health
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17. Thunderhead

By: Miranda Darling

3.62

Format: 160 pages, Hardcover

A black comedy, set in suburbia, about one woman’s struggle to be free. When Winona Dalloway beg… read more

Similar categories in Miranda Darling's Thunderhead book and Christos Tsiolkas's The In-Between

  • literary fiction
  • fiction
  • contemporary
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18. The Honeyeater

By: Jessie Tu

3.59

Format: 278 pages, Kindle Edition

A wildly inventive follow up to the acclaimed bestseller A Lonely Girl is a Dangerous Thing, winner… read more

Similar categories in Jessie Tu's The Honeyeater book and Christos Tsiolkas's The In-Between

  • literary fiction
  • australia
  • fiction
  • contemporary
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19. Wrong Answers Only

By: Tobias Madden

4.14

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

Marco's always done the right thing. But now it's time for wrong answers only.Marco should be at un… read more

Similar categories in Tobias Madden's Wrong Answers Only book and Christos Tsiolkas's The In-Between

  • romance
  • gay
  • lgbt
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • queer
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20. A Language of Limbs

By: Dylin Hardcastle

4.56

Format: 277 pages, ebook

The first love of a teenage girl is a powerful thing, particularly when the object of that desire i… read more

Similar categories in Dylin Hardcastle's A Language of Limbs book and Christos Tsiolkas's The In-Between

  • contemporary
  • queer
  • fiction
  • lgbt

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3.68

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