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.

'Nobody can write like V. E. Schwab'
– Jodi Picoult

'Richly written and daringly imagined, it had me by the throat from the first page to the last. Fantastic.'
– Emma Stonex

‘Lyrical and immersive . . . sweeping history, deep emotions and [a] touch of magic’
– Cosmopolitan Magazine


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}

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 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

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.