Inbetween Days

‘Wakefield has captured small-town life perfectly. There is the stifling sense of everyone knowing everyone, but also the boredom that comes from being a teenager with nowhere to go. In these claustrophobic conditions, she explores love, death and identity.’ * Books + Publishing *
‘A gritty, heartfelt read for teens and adult readers alike.’ * Readings *
‘Inbetween Days is Australian YA gothic. It’s at times bleak and tender, with touches of romance threaded with heartache, all playing out in a town that’s dead and dying. As anyone who has read a Vikki Wakefield novel knows, it’s near impossible to completely summarise her stories; save to say it’s another ‘must-read’ from one of Australia’s best young adult authors writing today.’ * Alpha Reader *
‘Intense and engaging…Highly recommended.’ * Reading Time *
‘Vikki Wakefield has done it again. She’s gone and taken my breath away with another exquisite book…This is the sort of writing everyone who doubts the power of YA should read. Without a doubt, Wakefield is one of Australia’s best writers.’ * Unfinished Bookshelf *
‘Vikki Wakefield writes stories that will break your heart.’ * Readings *
‘[Wakefield’s] characters are believable flawed and memorable and there are some good life lessons for young players.’ * Otago Daily Times *
‘Wakefield has never sounded more like Harper Lee, with poignant descriptions and on-point characterisations.’ * Alpha Reader, Favourite Books of 2015 *
‘[Vikki Wakefield] proves again that she’s the mistress of YA twisted relationships and disturbed characters, all memorable, all sketched with compassion, wit and insight, the adults as well as teens.’ * Ruth Starke, Australian Book Review, Books of the Year 2015 *
‘[Wakefield] gives her fictional landscape the same haunting quality that she achieved with her first novel, Friday Brown, and her writing is full of insight and feeling.’ * Age/Sydney Morning Herald *
‘An utterly gripping read with authentic, complicated and relatable characters.’ * Age/Sydney Morning Herald, Best Children’s Books of 2015 *
‘This tender story about the opportunities we are presented with, and what we do with them, is perfect reading for older teens and adults alike.’ * Big Book Club *
‘Memorable, intriguing, perceptive and often very funny, this is an unforgettable YA novel and a most unusual love story.’ * Magpies *
‘Wakefield’s writing is unflinchingly honest…readers who let themselves sink into Wakefield’s descriptions of small-town life, its constraints, and frustrations will enjoy following Jack as she searches for meaning, finding love and purpose in the unlikeliest people.’ * Publisher’s Weekly *

Vikki Wakefield writes realist fiction for young adults. Her work explores coming-of-age, family, class, relationships and the lives of contemporary teens. Her novels All I Ever Wanted, Friday Brown, Inbetween Days and Ballad for a Mad Girl have been shortlisted for numerous awards. Vikki lives in Adelaide, Australia.

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