Amazon Best Book
New York Times Bestseller that swept readers into its spell: A young woman trades her name for immortality in 1714, condemned to be forgotten by everyone she meets—until three centuries later, someone finally remembers. V.E. Schwab’s achingly beautiful meditation on love, legacy, and leaving your mark will linger long after the final page.
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A New York Times Bestseller, USA Today Bestseller, and Goodreads Choice Award Winner
What would you trade for immortality? In V. E. Schwab’s spellbinding masterpiece, a desperate young woman in 1714 France makes a deal with the darkness itself—eternal life in exchange for being forgotten by everyone she meets. No one will remember her name. No one will recall her face. She becomes a ghost walking through centuries, invisible to the world.
Thus begins the extraordinary journey of Addie LaRue, who refuses to fade quietly into oblivion. Across three hundred years, she leaves her mark in whispers and shadows—inspiring artists, wandering through revolutions, discovering that a life without legacy can still be a life worth living. Her story sweeps from the French countryside to contemporary New York City, weaving through history and art with breathtaking grace.
Then everything changes. In a hidden bookshop (the kind we know well), Addie meets someone who remembers her name. For the first time in three centuries, she’s been seen.
This genre-defying novel—compared to The Time Traveler’s Wife and beloved by readers everywhere—is an achingly beautiful meditation on love, loss, and what it means to leave your mark on the world. It’s the kind of book that lingers long after you’ve turned the final page, the kind that makes you believe in the power of stories to transcend time itself.
Perfect for fans of: Literary fantasy, sweeping historical fiction, and stories about the magic of books and memory.
A gorgeous epic that spans centuries and continents, The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue is a masterpiece of imagination and storytelling.
One of the most propulsive, compulsive and captivating novels in recent memory.
A defiant, delicious story of a young woman who sold her soul to the devil and got more than she bargained for—in the best of ways.
Schwab's writing is lyrical and lovely, her tale a stunner.
A thoughtful and touching tale of loneliness, love, and art, forged by a perfect alchemy of words.
Schwab is simply one of the most skilled writers working in her genre. Her prose is as smooth and sweet as butter, and her ideas are as sharp and original as broken glass.
A vibrant, original, and expertly crafted fantasy.
Schwab's tale of Addie, who sells her soul to live forever but is cursed to be forgotten by everyone she meets, is a genre-defying story of love, loss, and what it means to leave your mark on the world.
A deeply absorbing story about art, love, and the ways we shape our own legacies.
| Weight | 1.45 lbs |
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| Dimensions | 6.60 × 1.55 × 9.55 in |
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| Accolade | Amazon Best Book, Goodreads Choice Award, National Bestseller, New York Times Bestseller, USA Today Bestseller |
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