Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil

Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil – V. E. Schwab
Standalone Novel
Genre: Literary Fantasy / Gothic Fantasy / LGBTQ+ Fantasy
 
Tropes:
Interwoven timelines across centuries
Deals with mysterious, alluring strangers
Themes of immortality, identity, and transformation
 
Summary
In this genre-defying novel, three women across three centuries grapple with hunger, longing, rage, and the cost of becoming someone new.
In 1532 Spain, María is a wild-hearted girl whose beauty and fierce spirit cage her within a world where men decide her worth. When a seductive stranger offers her a dangerous escape, she seizes the chance—no matter the price.
In 1827 London, sheltered Charlotte is exiled from her family after an illicit moment of intimacy. Swept into the orbit of a beguiling widow, she discovers a freedom she never imagined, though freedom comes with its own dark bargains.
In 2019 Boston, Alice hopes college will give her the fresh start she craves. But a single impulsive night upends everything she thought she knew about her past and her future. Desperate for answers, she dives into a relentless search for truth—and vengeance.
Spanning nearly five hundred years, this is a story about desire and defiance, about the beginnings and endings that shape us, and about the hunger—literal and metaphorical—that drives us to reshape our lives.