The Between

The Between is the first novel by writer Tananarive Due. It was nominated for the
1996 Bram Stoker Award.

Plot

A middle-class African American couple's life is shattered when the wife begins receiving death threats. The husband begins to experience an alternative reality so real he has trouble grasping which is real. His psychiatrist diagnosis him as a latent schizophrenic. The family must decide if its schizophrenia, are the dreams a cosmic death threat or has the husband become unstuck from this reality and become stuck between worlds.

Reviews

Part horror novel, part detective story and part speculative fiction, The Between is a mix of genres. Yet it is no hybrid. It is a finely honed work that always engages and frequently surprises.
-- JAMES POLK, ''The New York Times''

Development of novel

The lengthy autobiographical essay by Due elucidates the history and context of her first novel The Between among many other works and details of her life. Due also explores the idea of solipsism in the story, in that if each person creates their our own reality, they can't be sure if anyone else is real and whether they alone in the world.