Sagar Constantin Bohnstedt // Living between

•   Living between

Living Between by Sagar Constantin Bohnstedt takes readers on a remarkable journey, one that presents us with a new sense of the purpose of our lives. Eva Back is returning from a three-week business trip, one in which she’s left her five-year-old son in the care of her estranged husband, when the plane taking her home crashes. The accident leaves her in a coma, unresponsive to the attentions of doctors and the urgings of her little boy. However, while Eva’s body lies on the precipice of death, Eva’s spirit has traveled to a place known as In Between. A world hovering in the clouds above our world, In Between is the temporary home of people who must decide whether to return to their lives on Earth or move on to the next stage in their development. It is a wondrous place, filled with spiritual aids and advanced technology. It is also a place where a person faces oneself fully for the first time. When Eva arrives at In Between, she is utterly sure of her decision: she wants to return to her son. Yet she soon realizes that what she believed about herself and about her place in the world isn’t as clear as she’d always assumed. And with this realization comes the understanding that her decision is going to be much harder to make than she ever would have guessed.

Living Between is an intensely thought-provoking novel. At the same time, though, it is a hugely entertaining one. Sagar Bohnstedt has a rich imagination and a sparkling sense of humor and she has used these skills to bring In Between to life in fascinating ways. In these pages, you’ll meet a varied and relatable cast of characters, including the celestial Thomas, the beguiling Annabel, and the mysterious Master, and you’ll witness a variety of wonders such as the I-Be (essentially the IPhone of our dreams) and a video device that allows those on In Between to check in on their loved ones.

At once a poignant meditation on life and death and a gripping story about a woman facing the most difficult choice of her life.