Tilt: A Novel

ISBN: 1668055481

Author: Pattee, Emma

Condition: New

Longlisted for the Andrew Carnegie Medal of Excellence in FictionA New York Times Book Review Editors ChoiceA USA TODAY BestsellerA Best Book of 2025 for VogueNamed one of Times 100 Must-Read Books of 2025An NPR favorite fiction read of 2025Set over the course of a single day, an electrifying debut novel from a powerful new literary voice (Vogue) following one womans journey across a transformed city, carrying the weight of her past and a fervent hope for the future.Utterly gripping. -NPR, All Things ConsideredLast night, you and I were safe. Last night, in another universe, your father and I stood fighting in the kitchen.Annie is nine months pregnant and shopping for a crib at IKEA when a massive earthquake hits Portland, Oregon. With no way to reach her husband, no phone or money, and a city left in chaos, theres nothing to do but walk.Making her way across the wreckage of Portland, Annie experiences human desperation and kindness: strangers offering help, a riot at a grocery store, and an unlikely friendship with a young mother. As she walks, Annie reflects on her struggling marriage, her disappointing career, and her anxiety about having a baby. If she can just make it home, shes determined to change her life.Shocking and full of heart (Publishers Weekly, starred review), Tilt is a moving adrenaline rush (The New York Times Book Review) and epic odyssey (NPR) about the disappointments and desires we all carry, and what each of us will do for the people we love.