Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil

This is a story about hunger. In 1532 Santo Domingo de la Calzada, a young girl grows up wild and wily, her beauty outmatched only by her dreams of escape. María knows she can only ever be a prize or a pawn in the games played by men, but when an alluring stranger offers an alternate path, she makes a desperate choice and vows to have no regrets. This is a story about love. In 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 away. 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. In 2019 Boston, college was supposed to be a chance for Alice to be someone new, moving halfway across the world to leave her old life behind. After an out-of-character one-night stand leaves her questioning her past, present, and future, Alice throws herself into the hunt for answers and revenge. This is a story about life—how it ends, and how it starts.

This is a story about hunger. In 1532 Santo Domingo de la Calzada, a young girl grows up wild and wily, her beauty outmatched only by her dreams of escape. María knows she can only ever be a prize or a pawn in the games played by men, but when an alluring stranger offers an alternate path, she makes a desperate choice and vows to have no regrets. This is a story about love. In 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 away. 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. In 2019 Boston, college was supposed to be a chance for Alice to be someone new, moving halfway across the world to leave her old life behind. After an out-of-character one-night stand leaves her questioning her past, present, and future, Alice throws herself into the hunt for answers and revenge. This is a story about life—how it ends, and how it starts.

A novel about immortality and hunger. This is a story about hunger. This is a story about love. This is a story about rage. This is a story about life—How it ends, and how it starts.

A STORY ABOUT IMMORTALITY, HUNGER AND REVENGE. From V. E. Schwab, the internationally bestselling author of The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue, comes a twisting, gothic tale of blood, power, and the terrifying price of freedom. Three women, centuries apart. One secret desire binds them all: to be more than a pawn in a game played by men. 1532. Santo Domingo: María is wild and wily, and knows her beauty is her only currency. When an alluring stranger offers an alternate path – a chance to choose her own fate – María makes a desperate vow: no regrets. 1827. London: Charlotte lives a cloistered life, her heart full of impossible wishes. Swept away by a beautiful widow's invitation, she discovers the price of freedom is higher than she could have ever imagined. 2019. Boston: Alice moved halfway across the world to escape her past. But a one-night stand leads to chilling consequences. So Alice throws herself into a hunt for answers and revenge that links her to a hunger centuries old. This is a story about life . . . how it ends, and how it starts again.