The Space between Here & Now - Softcover

Suk, Sarah

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0063255146 ISBN 13: 9780063255142

Publisher: Quill Tree Books, 2025

Synopsis

Perfect for fans of They Both Die at the End and You’ve Reached Sam, this gripping, atmospheric YA novel follows a teen with a mysterious condition that transports her to the past when she smells certain scents linked to specific memories.

Seventeen-year-old Aimee Roh has Sensory Time Warp Syndrome, a rare condition that causes her to time travel to a moment in her life when she smells something linked to that memory. Her dad is convinced she’ll simply grow out of it if she tries hard enough, but Aimee’s fear of vanishing at random has kept her from living a normal life.

When Aimee disappears for nine hours into a memory of her estranged mom—a moment Aimee has never remembered before—she becomes distraught. Not only was this her longest disappearance yet, but the memory doesn’t match up with the story of how her mom left—at least, not the version she’s always heard from her dad.

Desperate for answers, Aimee travels to Korea, where she unravels the mystery of her memories, the truth about her mother, and the reason she keeps returning to certain moments in her life. Along the way, she realizes she’ll need to reconcile her past in order to save her present.

From acclaimed author Sarah Suk comes an aching, powerful exploration of memory, grief, and the painful silences we must overcome to discover our truest selves. 

One trip to Korea. A lifetime of family secrets.

• Magical Realism: Aimee's rare condition, Sensory Time Warp Syndrome, sends her uncontrollably into her past. But her longest trip yet reveals a memory that changes everything.
• A Mother-Daughter Mystery: A trip to Korea becomes a desperate search for the truth about the mother who abandoned her, and the secrets Aimee's father has been keeping for years.
• Childhood Friends to Lovers: Reconnecting with Junho, a boy from one of her earliest memories, offers Aimee a chance at a future—if she can first make peace with her past.
• Coming of Age: A powerful, emotional journey about identity, grief, and finding your own truth, even when it means confronting the painful silences within a family.

About this title

About the Author

Sarah Suk (pronounced like soup with a K) lives in Vancouver, Canada, where she writes stories and admires mountains. She is the author of the young adult novels Meet Me at Blue Hour, The Space between Here & Now, and Made in Korea as well as the cowriter of John Cho’s middle grade novel Troublemaker. When she’s not writing, you can find her taking film photos or eating a bowl of bingsu. You can visit Sarah online at sarahsuk.com.

Edition details

• Publisher: Quill Tree Books
• Publication date: 2025
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0063255146
• ISBN 13: 9780063255142
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 320