{"product_id":"the-in-between-9780646749778","title":"The In-Between","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat happens when the life you knew no longer looks the same?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor fifteen years, Ali Orchard built a life around the identities she thought would tell her who she was: wife, mother, daughter, partner, friend.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThen those identities began to shift.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe In-Between\u003c\/em\u003e is a raw and intimate memoir about what happens in the space between the life you had and the life you don't yet know how to build.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMoving through marriage, motherhood, sexuality, grief, friendship, desire, relationships and the consequences of her own choices, Ali writes without pretending she got everything right. She examines the moments she stayed, the moments she left, the people she hurt, the ways she abandoned herself, and what happened when she finally began asking questions she could no longer avoid.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWho am I now?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat belongs to me - and what have I been carrying for other people?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat happens when love and belonging are no longer the same thing?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHow do I trust myself again?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnd perhaps the hardest question of all: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat if I don't know yet?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis isn't a memoir written from the other side with all the answers neatly resolved.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIt's written from the middle.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom the kitchen floor. From the choices we wish we'd made differently. From the relationships that change us. From the strange, uncomfortable space where an old version of ourselves no longer fits and the next hasn't fully arrived.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt is a story about accountability without self-punishment, vulnerability without perfection, and the courage to look at your own life without looking away.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut \u003cem\u003eThe In-Between\u003c\/em\u003e is also an invitation.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBecause sometimes telling the truth about our own experience gives somebody else permission to recognise theirs.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAli went first.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCan you sit with her?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ep\u0026gt;\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e A.Orchard\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/21\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780646749778\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 256\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.66lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.58d","brand":"Orchard","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53459226788021,"sku":"9780646749778","price":18.69,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/9780646749778.jpg?v=1791297850","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-in-between-9780646749778","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}