I knew this was a King Lear retelling going into it, which is one of my least favorite of Shakespeare's tragedies, but considering what a wild ride Our Wives Under The Sea was I decided that I had to read it anyway! 

Private Rights follows three sisters - Isla, Irene, and Agnes - living in an early Waterworld kind of post apocalyptic version of earth. The rain in this world never stops pouring so people have had to adapt to the new normal of moving to higher ground, getting floating houses, and knowing that you will rarely of ever feel dry.

When the three estranged sister's father, a renowned architect of self-raising homes, passes away the three women are thrown back into each other's lives and are forced to confront a past they have long chosen to forget.

This book was sloooow and atmospheric which is why it took me ages to read even though it's a fairly short novel. Things took the slow and steady pace until the last handful of pages were things went significantly crazy in a very signature Julia Armfield way. I saw a Goodreads review that stated it was "all vibes and no plot" and honestly I feel like that just describes all of Armfield's work in the best way. 

Did I love at much as I wanted to? No. Was the vibes immaculate? Yes.