Author: V. E. Schwab

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From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue comes a genre-defying tale of immortality, desire, and transformation. Spanning centuries and continents, this novel follows three women—María in 1532 Spain, Charlotte in 1827 London, and Alice in 2019 Boston—each confronting the limits of their world and the cost of escape.
María, wild and ambitious, makes a fateful choice to defy the roles imposed on her. Charlotte, tender and curious, finds love and danger in a forbidden relationship. Alice, restless and wounded, seeks revenge and truth after a night that changes everything. Their stories, woven across time, explore hunger, love, rage, and the eternal question of what it means to truly live.
A haunting meditation on power, identity, and rebirth, this novel cements Schwab’s place as one of the most daring voices in speculative fiction.