Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil

From V. E. Schwab, the No. 1 Sunday Times and New York Times bestselling author of The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue: a new genre-defying, unforgettable novel to sink your teeth into . . .

Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil is a Radio 2 Book Club pick, introduced by Jodi Picoult - who said the book was 'an unmissable addition to your To Be Read pile.'

This is a story about hunger.
1532. Santo Domingo de la Calzada.
A young girl grows up wild and wily - her beauty is only outmatched by her dreams of escape. But María knows she can only ever be a prize, or a pawn, in the games played by men. When an alluring stranger offers an alternate path, María makes a desperate choice. She vows to have no regrets.

This is a story about love.
1827. London.
A young woman lives an idyllic but cloistered life on her family’s estate, until a moment of forbidden intimacy sees her shipped off to London. Charlotte’s tender heart and seemingly impossible wishes are swept away by an invitation from a beautiful widow - but the price of freedom is higher than she could have imagined.

This is a story about rage.
2019. Boston.
College was supposed to be her chance to be someone new. That’s why Alice moved halfway across the world, leaving her old life behind. But after an out-of-character one-night stand leaves her questioning her past, her present, and her future, Alice throws herself into the hunt for answers . . . and revenge.

This is a story about life . . .
how it ends, and how it starts again.

Review

Nobody can write like V. E. Schwab . . . an unmissable addition to your To Be Read pile -- Jodi Picoult, author of My Sister's Keeper, on Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil

Compulsively readable . . . surprises in a few new ways, each of them a delight - Locus Magazine on Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil

Lush, gorgeous prose and a gripping take on the vampire that pays homage to the greats while doing something deliciously new - Lex Croucher on Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil

Sends you whirling through a dizzying kaleidoscopic adventure . . . you will find yourself in quick turns both aching with heartbreak, and gleefully crowing at the truly delicious, wicked cleverness in store -- Naomi Novik on The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue

Addie LaRue is a book perfectly suspended between darkness and light . . . unforgettable -- Alix E. Harrow on The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue

The kind of book you encounter only once in a lifetime . . . a defiant, joyous rebellion against time, fate and even death itself – and a powerful reminder that the only magic great enough to conquer all of it is love -- Peng Shepherd on The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue

Schwab’s page turner is an achingly poignant romantic fantasy about the desperate desire to make one’s mark on the world -- Oprah.com, ‘Best LGBTQ Books of 2020’ on The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue

About the Author

VICTORIA 'V. E.' SCHWAB is the No. 1 Sunday Times and New York Times bestselling author of more than twenty books, including the international sensation The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue, the acclaimed Shades of Magic universe, the Villains series, the City of Ghosts trilogy, Gallant, and The Fragile Threads of Power. When not haunting Paris streets or trudging up English hillsides, she lives in Edinburgh, Scotland, and is usually tucked in the corner of a coffee shop, dreaming up monsters.