Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil
Synopsis
Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil: The Dark, Defiant New Epic from V. E. Schwab
The Instant Number One Sunday Times & New York Times Bestseller
A Genre-Defying, Unforgettable Novel to Sink Your Teeth Into . . .
“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.”
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.
‘Lyrical and immersive . . . sweeping history, deep emotions and [a] touch of magic’
– Cosmopolitan
Readers are obsessed with Bury Your Bones in the Midnight Soil:
‘A brutal masterclass in tragedy. Page-turning. Heartbreaking. Unforgettable’
‘This book gave me CHILLS’
‘It’s easily one of my favourite books of the year!’
‘I actually am at a loss for words to describe how this book made me feel’
‘This book was beautiful. And gut-wrenching. And I was obsessed’
V. E. Schwab's Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil was a Sunday Times bestseller w/c 16/06/2025
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“Schwab at her finest. She’s gifted us a dark, irresistible saga that asks what it means to be human – to live, to love and above all, to hunger”Peng Shepherd, bestselling author of The Cartographers, on Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil
“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
“Schwab sends you whirling through a dizzying kaleidoscopic adventure through centuries filled with love, loss, art and war – all the while dazzling your senses with hundreds of tiny magical moments along the way”Naomi Novik, bestselling author of Uprooted, on Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil
“A rich, lush labyrinth of a book . . . It had me by the throat from the first page”Emma Stonex, author of The Lamplighters, on Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil
