"Before This is Over follows the same suspenseful lines as the post-apocalyptic classic On the Beach, which follows the day-to-day experiences of a group of Australians awaiting the fallout from nuclear war—but Hickie finds more to fear in disasters that have already happened than in any abstract threat....chilling."  —Associated Press

"Amanda Hickie's debut novel is a gripping look at the way humanity handles crisis." —Newsweek

“There is no shortage of suspense in Hickie’s novel.... There's an effective sense of claustrophobia" —Kirkus Reviews

“A tense debut…. Hickie realistically depicts how isolation and the threat of disease affect one family, especially when electricity, water, and other services break down.” —Publishers Weekly

“Don’t think you’ll be able to grab a snack once you start Before This Is Over, Amanda Hickie’s shatteringly suspenseful debut, because it’s impossible not to be super-glued to the page. . . . This is a novel that slowly, expertly nudges under your skin, and stays there, even as it raises provocative questions about what price you might pay to keep the ones you love safe. Gorgeously written and so chillingly alive that I was still unnerved hours after finishing the book—and how great is that?” —Caroline Leavitt, New York Times bestselling author of Pictures of You and Is This Tomorrow