![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() A resistance group saves her from discovery, but in exchange, they want her to spy on her new husband. Two days before graduation, her deepest secret almost comes out: She was born on the wrong side of the wall that protects Medio from society's poor and disenfranchised, and was smuggled across illegally as a child. But instead of being elated, Dani is filled with dread. 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. Close overlay Buy Featured Book Title We Set the Dark on Fire Author Tehlor Kay Mejia ![]()
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