Katie Williams is the author of The Space Between Trees and Absent. A graduate of the MFA program at the University of Texas in Austin, she has published numerous short stories, including Bone Hinge, in The Atlantic. She lives in Berkeley, California, and currently teaches writing at the Academy of Art.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY, STARRED REVIEW
A loner, 16-year-old Evie seeks companionship where she can find
it, whether it's with the group of girls who tolerate her company
at lunch or with her crush, Jonah, a college dropout whose job
entails clearing dead animals from the woods by a wealthy suburb.
Evie often sees Jonah on her paper route and is there right after
he discovers the body of Zabet (short for Elizabeth), a girl Evie
was friends with years ago. Evie gradually befriends Hadley,
Zabet's destructive best friend, who wants Evie's help tracking
Zabet's killer. Evie's palpable loneliness is excruciating, and
debut novelist Williams's prose brings readers deep inside Evie's
psyche. Her first-person narration is full of the kind of
thoughtful descriptions one might expect from someone who's much
better at observation than interaction (of her mother: She orders
her beauty into shape like a squad of soldiers.... So when she
finally decides to look up at me, her face is all set, her beauty
ready to salute ). Evie's raw honesty and the choices she makes
make for difficult reading, but also a darkly beautiful,
emotionally honest story of personal growth.
SHELF AWARENESS
A murder mystery propels the plot of Katie Williams\\\'s first
novel, but the assured writing and the psychologically penetrating
portrait of the two main characters play equally strong parts in
this page-turner .Gripping.
SCHOOL LIBRARY JOURNAL
This dark and suspenseful coming-of-age story builds steadily to a
violent climax....Readers who have ever felt like they don't fit in
will find it easy to empathize with the teen's struggle to connect
to others, and anyone can relate to the disillusionment that comes
with growing up.
BOOKLIST
A good option for reluctant readers, this thrilling story shows
many instances of lyrical language, and the pacing is
pitch-perfect.
BOOKPAGE
Katie Williams debut novel, The Space Between Trees, offers a deft
depiction of a girl coping with the truth, no matter how ugly it
is. The haunting premise and honest narration of this poignant
coming-of-age story will equally captivate both teen and adult
readers.
KIRKUS REVIEWS
\\\"A nail-biter packed with palpable suspense and enough violence
to suit it for stronger stomachs.
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