Tilt

Hardback Published on: 13/03/2025
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Tilt
A Powerful Natural Disaster Read I Could Not Put Down. Would Annie And Her Unborn Child Make It?
I had an idea of what I expected this book to be, but was unprepared for how gripped I was as the disaster unfolded. A very pregnant woman choosing a cri... READ MORE
Nicole @hemelwstones
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Heart in my mouth
This was such a surprising read for me and I wasn’t expecting to love it as much as I did! Annie is a flawed in the most perfect way and you just can’t... READ MORE
Tia  Dawson
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Extraordinary
This was such a riveting read. Following Annie, a 37 weeks pregnant woman, as she gets trapped in a huge earthquake in Portland and begins the journey to t... READ MORE
Helen at Scarborough
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An intense read
I was recommended this book by a fellow bookseller as they thought I would enjoy this. They were not wrong, I really enjoyed this. I liked the concept of t... READ MORE
Kirsty at Basingstoke
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Incredible read
Couldn't put this down - the comparisons to The End We Start From and The Road are absolutely warranted, but this is also a great read for anyone who loves... READ MORE
bert
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A fantasticly frank and relatable book
I started reading this at 37 weeks pregnant. I then went through a terribly traumatic birth, and then finished this book once myself and little 'bean' got ... READ MORE
Naomi

Synopsis

Picked as a most anticipated book of 2025 by Goodreads, Vogue, LitHub and TIME

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'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

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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.

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'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

Publisher information

  • Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
  • ISBN: 9780008667702
  • Number of pages: 240
  • Dimensions: 222 x 141 x 22 mm
  • Weight: 350g
  • Languages: English

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Suzanne Ellison
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Remarkable Debut
Tilt is a remarkable debut. A compulsive read that kept me hooked with its humour and poignancy. Annie is 37 weeks pregnant and shopping in IKEA for a cot... READ MORE
Steve Taylor
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A great read
I enjoyed this book, set over one day in Portland where a long expected earthquake happens. Heavily pregnant Annie is shopping for a cot for the her (very)... READ MORE
Heather Wells
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accessible and quick read
Set over one day. Not just any day, but a day where there is a major earthquake. Our main character is Annie, who lives in Portland, and is weeks from givi... READ MORE
Nicola Pettitt
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Intense quick read
"Tilt" by Emma Pattee is an intense quick read. The author made the brave decision to keep the book short and you can read it easily in 3 - 4 hours. The st... READ MORE
Mel Pretorius
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Frank and engaging
Quite a remarkable story told in a frank and engaging manner from the start. Annie finds herself at nine months pregnant in IKEA as a massive earthquake hi... READ MORE
Sarah Wood
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I’d give 6 stars if I could!
Wow oh wow oh wow oh wow! I’d give this 6 stars if I could! Talk about on the edge of your seat. This is THE most compelling book I have read since Stephe... READ MORE
Suzanne Ellison
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Honest and Touching
Disasters really bring the best and worst in humanity and this book touched me in a way I didn’t expect. I inhaled it in one sitting and just couldn’t turn... READ MORE
Chris St
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Fast paced and emotional.
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Fast paced and emotional. Annie is spending her first day of maternity leave buying something she should have months ago; a cot! However wh... READ MORE
Steven Shakeshaft
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A propulsive read
One of the blurbs for this book describes it as “The Road meets Nightbitch meets What to Expect When You’re Expecting” which is almost correct but misleadi... READ MORE
Graham Fulcher
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I recommend this one - interesting idea.
Set over one day. Not just any day, but a day where there is a major earthquake. Our main character is Annie, who lives in Portland, and is weeks from givi... READ MORE
Nicola Pettitt
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Interesting
This was such an interesting read, its hard to believe that Annie’s present only covered a day. The storyline was so detailed, I felt Annie’s fear when she... READ MORE
Mrsbookburnee
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Stunning!
One of those novels where everything and nothing happens all at the same time, this is so much more than a typical dystopian thriller. Clearly thoughtfully... READ MORE
Small Adventurist
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Five stars!
Emma Pattee’s Tilt is a gripping, heart-pounding debut that unfolds in real time during a single chaotic day. Set in the aftermath of a massive earthquake ... READ MORE
The Secret Book Review
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Tilt completely dismantled me
This was Earthquake meets Nightbitch and I loved it. I could not put this down, 240 pages of guilty pleasure. This was propulsive and portentous and gave m... READ MORE
WhatZoReads
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An interesting book
An interesting book - it is set over a day after a major earthquake on the US Pacific cost. The extremely pregnant Annie spends the day trying to find her ... READ MORE
horsley123
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Heart warming, fun thought provoking what more do you want in a book?
Tilt is an imagining of what happens when a huge earthquake hits Portland, through the eyes of a heavily pregnant Annie. This was an easy fast paced read t... READ MORE
Kirsty MacBean
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Though-provoking and immersive
I was immediately hooked by the opening pages of this story: 37-week pregnant Annie is at long last out shopping for a crib in IKEA when the much feared an... READ MORE
MoMorris
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Will stick with me for quite some time
I really enjoyed reading this and I ended up reading it all in one day. I needed to know what happened. Tilt is so much more than a post earthquake surviva... READ MORE
ZoeForeverReading
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A Propulsive and Memorable Read
One of the blurbs for this book describes it as “The Road meets Nightbitch meets What to Expect When You’re Expecting” which is almost correct but misleadi... READ MORE
Graham Fulcher