When Dani is chosen as Primera for the son of Medio's chief military strategist - who is rumored to be next in line for the presidency - she is fulfilling the destiny that she and her family have sacrificed so much to obtain. Primeras like Dani are preparing to be skilled life-partners and social managers, while Segundas, like her nemesis Carmen, are destined to be objects of beauty and desire and bear children. Divided into two groups - Primeras and Segundas, Dani and her classmates know that they will be offered in pairs to the rich young men whose families can afford to pay their dowries. Tehlor Kay Mejia's debut novel We Set the Dark on Fire aims to burn it all down.ĭaniela is graduating at the top of her class at the Medio School for Girls, an elite institution that trains girls to be wives. Your purchase helps support NPR programming.
She must keep the truth hidden or be sent back to the fringes of society.Īnd school couldn't prepare her for the difficult choices she must make after graduation, especially when she is asked to spy for a resistance group desperately fighting to bring equality to Medio.Close overlay Buy Featured Book Title We Set the Dark on Fire Author Tehlor Kay Mejia Both paths promise a life of comfort and luxury, far from the frequent political uprisings of the lower class.ĭaniela Vargas is the school's top student, but her pedigree is a lie.
Depending on her specialization, a graduate will one day run a husband's household or raise his children. In this daring and romantic fantasy debut perfect for fans of The Handmaid's Tale and Latinx authors Zoraida C rdova and Anna-Marie McLemore, society wife-in-training Dani has a great awakening after being recruited by rebel spies and falling for her biggest rival.Īt the Medio School for Girls, distinguished young women are trained for one of two roles in their polarized society.
"Mejia pens a compelling, gripping story that mirrors real world issues of immigration and equality." -Buzzfeed It will light the way for a new generation of rebels and lovers."
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