Tilt By Emma Pattee

Release date: 23/04/2026

Genres: Fiction - Audiobook - Contemporary - Thriller - Literary Fiction - Mystery - Book Club

Set over the course of a single day, an electrifying debut novel following one woman’s journey across a transformed city, carrying the weight of her past and a fervent hope for the future.


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, there’s 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, she’s determined to change her life.

Publisher information

Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
ISBN: 9780008667740
Number of pages: 240
Dimensions: 198 x 129 x 21 mm
Weight: 270 g
Language: English