We Are Unprepared

A cataclysmic storm tests the foundation of a young couple’s marriage and the fabric of their Vermont community in this penetrating debut novel.

“Frightening, fascinating, all too possible.” —Paula Treick DeBoard, author of The Drowning Girls

Ash and Pia move from hipster Brooklyn to rustic Vermont in search of a more authentic life. But just months after settling in, the forecast of a superstorm disrupts their dream. Fear of an impending disaster splits their tight-knit community and exposes the cracks in their marriage. Where Isole was once a place of old farm families, rednecks and transplants, it now divides into paranoid preppers, religious fanatics and government tools, each at odds about what course to take.

We Are Unprepared is an emotional journey, a terrifying glimpse into the human costs of our changing earth and, ultimately, a cautionary tale of survival and the human spirit.

“Smart, prophetic, heartfelt; We Are Unprepared is just the book I've been waiting to read—both wake-up call and salve for these uncertain times.” —Robin MacArthur, author of Half Wild

“We Are Unprepared might be in the vanguard of tales that deal with the consequences of human-caused climate change. As such, it is an admirable example of the genre.” —BookPage