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The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue

V. E. Schwab

  • 504 pages ยท about 8 hours
  • First published 2020
  • 34 editions
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1 About this book

France, 1714: in a moment of desperation, a young woman makes a Faustian bargain to live forever and is cursed to be forgotten by everyone she meets.

Thus begins the extraordinary life of Addie LaRue, and a dazzling adventure that will play out across centuries and continents, across history and art, as a young woman learns how far she will go to leave her mark on the world.

But everything changes when, after nearly 300 years, Addie stumbles across a young man in a hidden bookstore and he remembers her name.

  • Fantasy, historical
  • Lgbtq science fiction & fantasy
  • Relationships
  • Memory
  • Immortalism

2 What to expect

A fantasy novel spanning three centuries: in 1714 a young Frenchwoman bargains for freedom and immortality, and is cursed so that everyone she meets forgets her, until one day someone remembers her. It moves between present-day New York and her past, and it is about memory, art, loneliness and the wish to leave a mark. It is slow, lyrical and romantic, more mood than plot.

Good for readers who want: romantic fantasy, a bargain with a dark god, and a lyrical read.

3 About V. E. Schwab

Born 1987

Victoria Elizabeth Schwab (born July 7, 1987) is an American writer. She is known for the 2013 novel Vicious, the Shades of Magic series, and The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue, which was nominated for the 2020 Locus Award for Best Fantasy Novel. She publishes children's and young adult fiction books under the name Victoria Schwab.

Bio adapted from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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