'A page-turner that makes you slow down to appreciate the brilliance of the prose. One of my favourite novels of the past few years' Jeff VanderMeer, author of Absolution
'Evocative yet grounded, blending the mythical with the cavalier... Her imagination is vivid' Observer
'Armfield writes so gracefully. I love her glancing, pitiless social observations' The Times
'Seductive...compelling...brilliantly audacious' Guardian
'Intriguing and provocative... A writer worth reading' Financial Times
'Characteristically eerie and emotive' GQ
'An evocative mystery set at the end of the world' Guardian
'A hauntingly good book
about family, faith and the climate crisis'
iNews'The emotional depth and unique storytelling ensures Armfield's reputation as a distinctive voice ... a must-read for fans of her hauntingly beautiful prose'
Glamour'Armfield lends a quasi-mythic dimension to an intimate story of sibling rivalry and familial disinheritance'
Daily Mail'A sharply observed exploration of grief, family and the end of the world as we know it' Alice Slater, author of
Death of a Bookseller'A book of extraordinary sentences, set in end-times which feel bleakly real yet pulse with a tireless, tangible force of love' Megan Hunter, author of
The End We Start From'Witty, brutal ...
Private Rites has the elemental power of a thunderstorm and the thrilling emotional honesty of a first kiss ... An era-defining writer' Kaliane Bradley, author of
The Ministry of Time'An astonishing ambitious novel that won't let you go' Sarvat Hasin, author of
The Giant Dark'Lyrical, haunting, unsettling, and J.G. Ballard-ian in apocalyptic scope ... Deeply, passionately, messily human' Paul Tremblay, author of
The Cabin at the End of the World 'Exquisite ... ... A masterful feat, and a joy to read -awe-inspiring' Peter Scalpello, author of
Limbic'Beauty aches through every word
' Heather Parry, author of
Orpheus Builds a Girl'Intimate, unnerving and sopping wet' Alison Rumfitt, author of
Brainwyrms
