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Praised and recommended by Entertainment Weekly, NPR, Real Simple, Slate, and Oprah Magazine, The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue is an extraordinary and ambitious novel from bestselling author V. E. Schwab. Comparable to beloved novels like The Time Traveler’s Wife and Life After Life, Schwab has crafted a genre-blending masterpiece that readers will never forget.

Selected as the number one Library Reads pick and the number one Indie Next pick for October 2020, it was also recognized as a finalist for Book of The Month’s 2020 “Book of the Year.” In addition, it earned its place on numerous “Best Books” lists, recommended widely by Oprah Magazine, CNN, Amazon, NPR, Goodreads, PopSugar, Barnes & Noble, Kirkus Reviews, Bustle, BuzzFeed, Lambda Literary, Polygon, Library Reads, io9, Smart Bitches Trashy Books, LiteraryHub, Medium, BookBub, The Nerd Daily, The Mary Sue, the Chicago Tribune, NY Daily News, SyFy Wire, Powells.com, Book Riot, Bookish, and more.

A Life No One Will Remember. A Story You Will Never Forget.

It is France in 1714, and out of sheer desperation and desire, a young woman named Addie LaRue bargains to live forever. But this Faustian pact carries a cruel curse: from that moment forward, she is to be forgotten by everyone she encounters. Addie’s extraordinary life unfolds through the centuries, crossing continents and witnessing countless moments of history and art. Determined to leave a lasting trace on the world, Addie searches for meaning and purpose through 300 solitary years—until finally the impossible happens: she meets a young man in a quiet bookstore who remembers her name.

More acclaimed novels by V. E. Schwab include:

The Shades of Magic series: A Darker Shade of Magic, A Gathering of Shadows, A Conjuring of Light

The Villains series: Vicious, Vengeful