"This character study of a woman's reckless year while taking time away from college and answering phones for Australia's emergency response system cuts deep. Madeleine Watts' extraordinary debut novel takes us from oceans to bathtubs, from rivers flowing in the wrong direction toward a mythical sea to apocalyptic firestorms. The writing is stunningly powerful and insightful. I highly recommend this."
--Dave Shallenberger, Little Shop of Stories, Decatur, GA