Rytual

Chloe Elisabeth Wilson

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Penguin
06 January 2026

Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945); Australian Fiction

I support women's rights, but more importantly I support women's wrongs.

Marnie Sellick is adrift when she lands a job at the coveted, mysterious beauty brand rytuał cosmetica.

The enigmatic founder and CEO, Luna Peters, takes a liking to Marnie, and as the two grow closer Marnie becomes intoxicated by the life that Luna, and rytuał, can offer her.

But all is not what it seems at rytuał. Luna has a cult-like hold over the all-female staff, and that's not to mention what happens at their weekly Friday Night Drinks.

As Marnie edges closer to the darkness at the centre of rytuał's millennial-pink facade, cracks begin to show. Luna is hiding something, but will Marnie uncover the truth - and the role Luna has cast her in - before it's too late?

Both a darkly funny deconstruction of the beauty industry and a gripping examination of identity, beauty and desire, Rytual asks the question- what if your favourite cult beauty brand . . . was actually a cult?

By: Chloe Elisabeth Wilson
Imprint: Penguin
Country of Publication: Australia
Dimensions: Height: 195mm, Width: 130mm, Spine: 20mm
Weight: 240g
ISBN: 9781761346705
ISBN 10: 1761346709
Pages: 336
Publication Date: 06 January 2026
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Forthcoming

Chloe Elisabeth Wilson is a writer, former horse girl and avid Nicole Kidman fan based between Los Angeles and Naarm/Melbourne. She holds a Master of Screenwriting from the Victorian College of the Arts, which she completed in 2019. Her work has been published by Refinery29, the Guardian and ABC Everyday. Rytuał is her first novel.