"Tilt" by Emma Pattee @ Volunteer Park Cafe

Join us on Sunday, July 12th at 2:00pm for a discussion of "Tilt" by Emma Pattee. We'll be meeting at Volunteer Park Cafe. If we can grab seats we'll stay at the cafe, otherwise we'll get coffee to go and walk up to the park for our discussion.

Description of the book:

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.