{"product_id":"9780008608064","title":"Private Rites: The haunting new novel following three queer sisters at the end of the world from the author of Our Wives Under the Sea","description":"\u003cp\u003e\n          \u003cstrong\u003e'Brilliantly audacious' \u003c\/strong\u003e\n          \u003cem\u003eGUARDIAN\u003c\/em\u003e\n        \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\n          \u003cstrong\u003e'Stunning'\u003c\/strong\u003e\n          \u003cem\u003eDAZED\u003c\/em\u003e\n        \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e'Her prose sparkles'\u003c\/strong\u003e ELIZA CLARK\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\n          \u003cstrong\u003e‘Hauntingly good’ \u003c\/strong\u003e\n          \u003cem\u003eiNEWS\u003c\/em\u003e\n        \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\n          \u003cstrong\u003e’A must read’ \u003c\/strong\u003e\n          \u003cem\u003eGLAMOUR\u003c\/em\u003e\n        \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e'One of my favourite novels'\u003c\/strong\u003e JEFF VANDERMEER\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\n          \u003cstrong\u003eFrom the bestselling author of \u003cem\u003eOur Wives Under the Sea,\u003c\/em\u003e a haunting, heart wrenching novel of three sisters navigating queer love and faith at the end of the world.\u003c\/strong\u003e\n        \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\n          \u003cem\u003eThere’s no way to bury a body in earth which is flooded\u003c\/em\u003e\n        \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt’s been raining for a long time now, for so long that the lands have reshaped themselves. Old places have been lost. Arcane rituals and religions have crept back into practice.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSisters Isla, Irene and Agnes have not spoken in some time when their estranged father dies. A famous architect revered for making the new world navigable, he had long cut himself off from public life. They find themselves uncertain of how to grieve his passing when everything around them seems to be ending anyway.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs the sisters come together to clear the grand glass house that is the pinnacle of his legacy, they begin to sense that the magnetic influence of their father lives on through it. Something sinister seems to be unfolding, something related to their mother’s long-ago disappearance and the strangers who have always been unusually interested in their lives. Soon, it becomes clear that the sisters have been chosen for a very particular purpose, one with shattering implications for their family and their imperilled world.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\n          \u003cstrong\u003eA Book of the Year in the \u003cem\u003eGuardian and Dazed\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\n        \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\n          \u003cstrong\u003e‘Armfield writes so gracefully’ \u003c\/strong\u003e\n          \u003cem\u003eTHE TIMES\u003c\/em\u003e\n        \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\n          \u003cstrong\u003e‘Evocative yet grounded’\u003c\/strong\u003e\n          \u003cem\u003eOBSERVER\u003c\/em\u003e\n        \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\n          \u003cstrong\u003e‘A chilling vision of a future capital that I’ve found impossible to shake’\u003c\/strong\u003e\n          \u003cem\u003eINEWS\u003c\/em\u003e\n        \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e‘Ballard-ian in apocalyptic scope … Deeply, passionately, messily human’ \u003c\/strong\u003ePAUL TREMBLAY\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e‘A signature cocktail of deadpan wit and staggering beauty’ \u003c\/strong\u003eALICE SLATER\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e‘Every page guillotines you with its wisdom’ \u003c\/strong\u003eTOM BENN\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\n          \u003cstrong\u003eLonglisted for the 2024 Climate Fiction Prize\u003c\/strong\u003e\n        \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eArmfield's Private Rites is a compelling exploration of queer love, faith, and the complexities of family relationships in a world on the brink of extinction. The narrative is a powerful blend of psychological and literary elements, with a strong emphasis on LGBTQ+ and feminist themes.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor fans of Amal El-Mohtar (The Starlit Wood), Max Gladstone (This is How You Lose the Time War), Mariana Enriquez (A Sunny Place for Shady People), Ottessa Moshfegh (Death in Her Hands), and Mona Awad (Bunny).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHarperCollins 2024\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Julia Armfield, Read by Hannah Van Der Westhuysen","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46889060728981,"sku":"9780008608064","price":41.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0484\/3175\/9509\/files\/9780008608064.jpg?v=1776888303","url":"https:\/\/harpercollins.com.au\/products\/9780008608064","provider":"HarperCollins AU","version":"1.0","type":"link"}