{"product_id":"private-rites-9781250344311","title":"SALE: Private Rites [Armfield, Julia]","description":"\u003cb\u003eAuthor: \u003c\/b\u003eJulia Armfield\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom the award-winning author of \u003ci\u003eOur Wives Under the Sea\u003c\/i\u003e, a\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e speculative reimagining of \u003ci\u003eKing Lear\u003c\/i\u003e, centering three sisters navigating queer love and loss in a drowning world\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIt's been raining for a long time now, so long that the land has reshaped itself and arcane rituals and religions are creeping back into practice. Sisters Isla, Irene, and Agnes have not spoken in some time when their father dies. An architect as cruel as he was revered, his death offers an opportunity for the sisters to come together in a new way. In the grand glass house they grew up in, their father's most famous creation, the sisters sort through the secrets and memories he left behind, until their fragile bond is shattered by a revelation in his will. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMore estranged than ever, the sisters' lives spin out of control: Irene's relationship is straining at the seams; Isla's ex-wife keeps calling; and cynical Agnes is falling in love for the first time. But something even more sinister might be unfolding, something related to their mother's long-ago disappearance and the strangers who have always seemed unusually interested in the sisters' 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 imperiled world.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Macmillan Publishers (MPS)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/03\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 304\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.06oz\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.25h x 5.38w x 1.00d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781250344311\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/01\/2024 pg. 1\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eJulia Armfield\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of the novels \u003ci\u003ePrivate Rites \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eOur Wives Under the Sea, \u003c\/i\u003ewhich was a finalist for the Lambda Literary Award and the Goodreads Choice Award, and the story collection \u003ci\u003esalt slow\u003c\/i\u003e. Her work has been published in \u003ci\u003eGranta, Lighthouse, Analog Magazine, Neon Magazine, \u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eBest British Short Stories\u003c\/i\u003e. She is the winner of the \u003ci\u003eWhite Review\u003c\/i\u003e Short Story Prize and a Pushcart Prize, and she was shortlisted for the \u003ci\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e Young Writer of the Year Award in 2019. She lives and works in London\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Macmillan Publishers (MPS)","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43853097533616,"sku":"9781250344311b","price":19.59,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2341\/9361\/files\/img_4a057062-cb5c-4b5b-9171-0ec66b7b0c7b.jpg?v=1723769523","url":"https:\/\/pandemoniumbooks.com\/products\/private-rites-9781250344311","provider":"Pandemonium Books and Games","version":"1.0","type":"link"}