A Long Ballad of a Short Marriage: A Novel

A mystical family soap opera set in Madagascar, where Destiny takes hold of two young people—resisting their fate to be married—in this dazzling debut infused with wit and whimsy, perfect for fans of Kiran Desai and Charmaine Wilkerson.

The year is 1972. In an island nation off the coast of Africa, it is a time of social and political upheaval. Beyond the tourists in search of baobabs and lemurs, past the frangipani blossoms and ripened fig trees, two of the country’s most powerful families ...