Private Rites

Private RitesA NEW YORK TIMES Editors' Choice! From the BELOVED, AWARD WINNING author of Our Wives Under the Sea, a speculative reimagining of King Lear, centering three sisters navigating queer love and loss in a drowning world One of my FAVORITE NOVELS of the past few years. Jeff VanderMeer, NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING author of Annihilation Its been raining for a long time now, so long that the land has reshaped itself and old rituals and religions are creeping

Mesmerizing and full of heart

for kicking the son of the largest landowner in town in defense of his older sister

Weike Wang offers a portrait of family that is equally witty

she is determined to bond with Katie before the big day

“A lightning rod

but she doesn’t know if she can bear being seen by him

The thought of Tommy leaving for college fills Ronny with dread

I'm trapped in a world full of monsters dressed as men

” –Ali Hazelwood

Hart finds himself penning a letter addressed simply to “A Friend”

out of prison after a long stretch

harassment