Growing up in DeKalb County, Kay Evanovich would spend days outside hanging out in trees with her friends, watching the forest and the squirrels. They even named one of them Chester the Chestnut Tree.
“I’ve always loved trees,” Evanovich said. “[I’ve] had fun in trees my whole life.”
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Trees have played many important roles in Evanovich’s life. Aside from climbing them, she met her wife underneath the large dawn redwood tree in front of Eddie’s Attic in downtown Decatur. They’ve been together for 27 years.
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