Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil

<p><b><i>Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil</i>: The Dark, Defiant New Epic from V. E. Schwab</b><br><br><b>The Instant Number One<i> Sunday Times</i> & <i>New York Times</i> Bestseller<br>A Genre-Defying, Unforgettable Novel to Sink Your Teeth Into . . .</b><br><br><i>“Bury my bones in the midnight soil, plant them shallow and water them deep, and in my place will grow a feral rose, soft red petals hiding sharp white teeth.”</i><br><br><b>A STORY ABOUT IMMORTALITY, HUNGER AND REVENGE.</b><br><br>From V. E. Schwab, the internationally bestselling author of <i>The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue</i>, comes a twisting, gothic tale of blood, power, and the terrifying price of freedom.<br><br>Three women, centuries apart. One secret desire binds them all: to be more than a pawn in a game played by men.<br><br><b>1532. Santo Domingo:</b> 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.<br><br><b>1827. London:</b> 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.<br><br><b>2019. Boston:</b> 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.<br><br>This is a story about life . . . how it ends, and how it starts again.<br><br><b>‘Lyrical and immersive . . . sweeping history, deep emotions and [a] touch of magic’<br>– <i>Cosmopolitan</i></b><br><br><b>Readers are obsessed with <i>Bury Your Bones in the Midnight Soil</i>:</b><br><br>‘A brutal masterclass in tragedy. Page-turning. Heartbreaking. Unforgettable’<br><br>‘This book gave me CHILLS’<br><br>‘It’s easily one of my favourite books of the year!’<br><br>‘I actually am at a loss for words to describe how this book made me feel’<br><br>‘This book was beautiful. And gut-wrenching. And I was obsessed’<br><br><br>_{V. E. Schwab's Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil was a Sunday Times bestseller w/c 16/06/2025}</p>