Natasha DeVoe’s first novel, Margot's Test, started life after the Y2K scare when she worried about heating a tiny Minnesota house on January 1. After a decade of raising children and prepping for all manner of disaster, Natasha realized that the best way to face both emergencies and everyday life is by building community resilience. Although the Covid pandemic overtook the writing of Margot's Test, the basic premise—that we can’t be ready for every situation—applies. Natasha grew up in Syracuse New York, endured two decades of harsh weather in Minneapolis Minnesota, and now lives in Northwest England with her husband.