Tilt

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'Every gorgeous page pulses with humour, heartbreak and the horror of human behaviour when the unthinkable happens had me turning the pages well into the night' JESSICA KNOLL, author of BRIGHT YOUNG WOMEN'A compulsive read' LUAN GOLDIE, author of NIGHTINGALE POINT

'A remarkable debut I was so mesmerized that I blew off all my responsibilities, threw all other reading aside, and blistered through the whole thing in one sitting' ANGIE KIM, author of HAPPINESS FALLS

Annie is nine months pregnant.

Shes shopping for a crib at IKEA.

Thats when the massive earthquake hits.

Theres nothing to do but walk.

Annie is 37 weeks pregnant, standing in IKEA, finally about to take home the crib she should have bought months ago. Thats when it happens the long-anticipated Cascadia Earthquake, dismantling Portland and the entire Pacific Northwest in a matter of minutes.

Propulsive, disruptive, funny, terrifying, Tilt is a novel about how the foundations of our lives are built and shaken. About a woman trying to walk back to the husband shes long been pushing away. About put-off dreams and inevitability and what makes us keep moving forward.

'The most embodied twenty-four hours of narrative I can remember reading. Through the eyes of the prickly, funny, and very pregnant narrator, we viscerally experience the surreal, unbearable, comic, and beautiful ways that humans behave in a crisis. The Road meets Nightbitch meets What to Expect When Youre Expecting. I loved this novel' LYDIA KIESLING, author of The Golden State and Mobility

'An epic natural disaster adventure story starring a pregnant woman on a mission This riveting book made me laugh, cry, and think. I couldnt put it down' HELEN PHILLIPS, author of Hum and The Need

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'Every gorgeous page pulses with humour, heartbreak, and the horror of human behaviour when the unthinkable happens. Emma Pattee has written a smashing debut that had me turning the pages well into the night' JESSICA KNOLL, author of Luckiest Girl Alive and Bright Young Women

'Tilt is a remarkable debuta gorgeous, haunting blend of a suspenseful survival thriller and a fierce portrait of maternal love. I was so mesmerized that I blew off all my responsibilities, threw all other reading aside, and blistered through the whole thing in one sitting, loving every moment' ANGIE KIM, author of Happiness Falls and Miracle Creek

'This hugely absorbing debut twins a natural disaster with that last part of pregnancy, where youre going out of your mind. The topics of motherhood, marriage and ambition are explored with honesty, care and a surprising amount of humour. Its a compulsive read, one of my favourite books of the year' LUAN GOLDIE, author of Nightingale Point

'Tilt is a swift, exhilarating punch to the gut, the most embodied twenty-four hours of narrative I can remember reading. Through the eyes of the prickly, funny, and very pregnant narrator, we viscerally experience the surreal, unbearable, comic, and beautiful ways that humans behave in a crisis. The Road meets Nightbitch meets What to Expect When Youre Expecting. I loved this novel' LYDIA KIESLING, author of The Golden State and Mobility

'An epic natural disaster adventure story starring a pregnant woman on a mission. A nuanced, stark, tender portrait of a marriage Equal parts heart-wrenching and life-affirming, this riveting book made me laugh, cry, and think. I couldnt put it down' HELEN PHILLIPS, author of Hum and The Need

'[A] nail-biting debut Pattees depiction of a post-earthquake Portland feels bracingly realistic, and her depictions of marriage and impending motherhood are achingly raw. Shocking and full of heart, this leaves a mark' Publisher's Weekly (starred)

Author Bio

Emma Pattee is a climate journalist and fiction writer. Her work has been published in the Guardian, the Atlantic, the New York Times, the Washington Post, and elsewhere. She lives in Oregon.