Tilt - Emma Pattee
Emma Pattee
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- Pages · 240 pages
- Publication Date · 23/04/2026
- Genre · Science fiction
Picked as a most anticipated book of 2025 by Goodreads, Vogue, LitHub and TIME ------------------------------------------------------- 'Heralds the arrival of a powerful new literary voice' VOGUE
'Pacy, immaculately modulated' OBSERVER
'Had me turning the pages well into the night' JESSICA KNOLL, author of BRIGHT YOUNG WOMEN ------------------------------------------------------- Annie is nine months pregnant. She's shopping for a crib at IKEA. That's when the massive earthquake hits. There's 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. That's when it happens - the long-anticipated Cascadia Earthquake, dismantling the East Coast of America 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 she's long been pushing away. About put-off dreams and inevitability and what makes us keep moving forward. ------------------------------------------------------- 'A compulsive read' LUAN GOLDIE, author of NIGHTINGALE POINT '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
'The Road meets Nightbitch meets What to Expect When You're Expecting. I loved this novel' LYDIA KIESLING, author of The Golden State
'This riveting book made me laugh, cry, and think. I couldn't put it down' HELEN PHILLIPS, author of Hum
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