Emma Pattee

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...

Longlisted for the Andrew Carnegie Medal of Excellence in Fiction. A New York Times Book Review Editors' Choice. A USA TODAY Bestseller. A Best Book of 2025 for Vogue. Named one of Time's 100 Must-Read Books of 2025. An NPR favourite fiction read of 2025. Set over the course of a single day, an electrifying debut novel from "a powerful...