Mister Major and the Minor Wife by Devin Berg
Nothing could touch Edith and Peter Major, headliners of a traveling circus troupe that touted their magic act, Mister Major and the Minor Wife, as "the best there ever was." Until an unexpected, infant addition to their partnership caused an avalanche of tragedy. Mother and son, Edith and Joseph Major, navigate the real strains of grief and the mystery of their repressed, familial past as fantastical...
Nothing could touch Edith and Peter Major, headliners of a traveling circus troupe that touted their magic act, Mister Major and the Minor Wife, as "the best there ever was." Until an unexpected, infant addition to their partnership caused an avalanche of tragedy. Mother and son, Edith and Joseph Major, navigate the real strains of grief and the mystery of their repressed, familial past as fantastical manifestations of Edith's ill imagination haunt their present in this eerie celebration of magical realism.