Madelon: A Novel

Set in a snowbound village, the novel follows a young woman at the center of competing affections and neighborhood gossip. Two cousins court simultaneously, and their rivalry collides with the heroine's pride and sense of betrayal, culminating in a violent episode when she attacks a man she believes has wronged her. The aftermath examines family honor, community judgment, and the conflicting impulses of love, duty, and social constraint, while scenes of music, ritual, and domestic detail illuminate interior motives and the pressures faced by women in a tight-knit rural setting.