Editing The Time in Between (section)

== Reviews and reception ==
''[[Kirkus reviews]]'' called the novel a "beautifully composed, unflinching and harrowing story".<ref name="KR"/> Nicholas Dinka in their ''[[Quill & Quire]]'' review mentions that the novel has "much decency and intelligence" and both the stories of the novel are "entirely plausible" but criticises for "remarkable dourness of its prose".<ref name="QnQ">{{cite web|url= http://www.quillandquire.com/review/the-time-in-between/|title=''The Time in Between''|work=Quill and Quire|author=Dinka, Nicholas|access-date=29 March 2017}}</ref> While Dennis Lythgoe of ''[[Deseret News]]'' noted that "Bergen's book lives and breathes the Vietnam experience";<ref name="DN">{{cite web|url=http://www.deseretnews.com/article/635167390/Time-is-brilliant-haunting-journey.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180929002122/https://www.deseretnews.com/article/635167390/Time-is-brilliant-haunting-journey.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=September 29, 2018|title=Book review: 'Time' is brilliant, haunting journey|work=Deseret News|author=Lythgoe, Dennis|date=11 December 2005|access-date= 29 March 2017}}</ref> Ron Charles in his ''[[The Washington Post]]'' review mentioned that "Bergen's ability to dramatize trauma-induced disaffection is undeniable; whether readers will want to sink down that hole with his characters is less clear".<ref name="WP">{{cite web|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/12/15/AR2005121501534.html|title=In Country|work=Washington Post|author=Charles, Ron|date=18 December 2005|access-date=29 March 2017}}</ref> Irene Wanner of ''[[The Seattle Times]]'' appreciated the novel for its writing.<ref name="ST">{{cite web|url=http://old.seattletimes.com/html/books/2002699748_timeinbetween25.html|title="The Time In Between": Probing the demons of war within one family|work=[[Seattle Times]]|author=Wanner, Irene|date=23 December 2005|access-date=29 March 2017}}</ref>

The novel won the [[Scotiabank Giller Prize]] in 2005 while being nominated along with ''Luck'' (by [[Joan Barfoot]]), ''Sweetness in the Belly'' (by [[Camilla Gibb]]), ''Alligator'' (by [[Lisa Moore (writer)|Lisa Moore]]), and ''A Wall of Light'' (by [[Edeet Ravel]]). The judges [[Warren Cariou]], [[Elizabeth Hay (novelist)|Elizabeth Hay]], and [[Richard B. Wright]] noted "''The Time in Between'' explores our need to understand the relationship between love and duty....[] This is a subtle and elegantly written novel by an author in complete command of his talent".<ref name="SB">{{cite web|url=http://www.scotiabank.com/gillerprize/files/12/10/news_110805.html|title=Author David Bergen wind the 2005 Scotiabank Giller Prize|publisher=Scotiabank|date=8 November 2005|access-date=29 March 2017}}</ref> It also won the [[McNally Robinson Book of the Year Award]] in 2005. Bergen had earlier won the award in 1996 for ''[[A Year of Lesser]]'' and later again won in 2009 for ''[[The Retreat (David Bergen novel)|The Retreat]]''.<ref name="MBA">{{cite web|url=http://manitobabookawards.com/?page_id=10|title=Past Winners: Manitoba Book Awards|publisher=Manitoba Book Awards|access-date=29 March 2017}}</ref> Dan Zigmond of ''[[San Francisco Chronicle#Web|SFGate]]'' reviews the novel as "a rich and rewarding novel".<ref name="SFC">{{cite web|url=http://www.sfgate.com/books/article/Ex-soldier-s-children-follow-tracks-of-war-2524374.php|title=Ex-soldier's children follow tracks of war / Bergen's novel set in Vietnam and Canada|work=San Francisco Chronicle|author=Zigmond, Dan|date= 1 January 2006|access-date= 29 March 2017}}</ref>