Private Rites

Set against a backdrop of eternal rainfall and a city slowly submerging in water, the narrative follows three sisters—Irene, Agnes, and Heather—who reunite in their childhood home following the death of their estranged architect father. As the sisters navigate the bureaucratic and emotional fallout of his passing, they discover his final projects were designed to withstand the very environmental collapse currently drowning the world. The story tracks their interpersonal friction and the unsettling realization that their father’s legacy is tied to the physical and social disintegration of their environment.

This book is for readers who appreciate speculative fiction that uses ecological collapse as a catalyst for intimate family drama. It appeals to those interested in how climate grief manifests in private relationships and urban architecture. The reader walks away with a vivid understanding of how historical family trauma mirrors societal neglect, and a visceral sense of how characters adapt their rituals when the physical world no longer offers stability or safety.