Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil

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What to expect

Brought to life by a captivating multi-cast narration, with spellbinding performances from the award-winning Julia Whelan, Katie Leung (Harry Potter) and Marisa Calin.

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 . . .


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.



V. E. Schwab's The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue was a Sunday Times bestseller w/c 05/10/2020

Critics Review

Perfectly suspended between darkness and light . . . unforgettable
Alix E. Harrow on The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue
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
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
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

User Reviews

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natalyae 23/01/2026
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emmafluffee 29/12/2025
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Great narration, different actresses for the 3 MC’s.
An enjoyable tale but at the start I found Maria’s storyline seemed to drag a bit and I was more invested in Alice. Once Maria became Sabine I did find it more engaging.
li22ybeth 10/11/2025
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Krissy Maria 25/07/2025
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