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Victoria Schwab
Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil

Victoria Schwab
Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil

2026 | Nakladatelství Folio, spol.s r.o.

Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil: The Dark, Defiant New Epic from V. E. SchwabThe Instant Number One Sunday Times & New York Times BestsellerA Genre-Defying, Unforgettable Novel to Sink Your Teeth Into . . ."Bury my bones in the midnight soil, plant them shallow and water them deep, and in my place will grow a feral… rose, soft red petals hiding sharp white teeth."A STORY ABOUT IMMORTALITY, HUNGER AND REVENGE.From V. E. Schwab, the internationally bestselling author of The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue, comes a twisting, gothic tale of blood, power, and the terrifying price of freedom.Three women, centuries apart. One secret desire binds them all: to be more than a pawn in a game played by men.1532. Santo Domingo: Maria is wild and wily, and knows her beauty is her only currency. When an alluring stranger offers an alternate path - a chance to choose her own fate - Maria makes a desperate vow: no regrets.1827. London: Charlotte lives a cloistered life, her heart full of impossible wishes. Swept away by a beautiful widow's invitation, she discovers the price of freedom is higher than she could have ever imagined.2019. Boston: Alice moved halfway across the world to escape her past. But a one-night stand leads to chilling consequences. So Alice throws herself into a hunt for answers and revenge that links her to a hunger centuries old.This is a story about life . . . how it ends, and how it starts again.'Nobody can write like V. E. Schwab'- Jodi Picoult 'Richly written and daringly imagined, it had me by the throat from the first page to the last. Fantastic.'- Emma Stonex'Lyrical and immersive . . . sweeping history, deep emotions and touch of magic'- Cosmopolitan MagazineReaders are obsessed with Bury Your Bones in the Midnight Soil:'A brutal masterclass in tragedy. Page-turning. Heartbreaking. Unforgettable''This book gave me CHILLS''It's easily one of my favourite books of the year!''I actually am at a loss for words to describe how this book made me feel''This book was beautiful. And gut-wrenching. And I was obsessed'V. E. Schwab's Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil was a Sunday Times bestseller w/c 16/06/2025 Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil: The Dark, Defiant New Epic from V. E. SchwabThe Instant Number One Sunday Times & New York Times BestsellerA Genre-Defying, Unforgettable Novel to Sink Your Teeth …Into . . ."Bury my bones in the midnight soil, plant them shallow and water them deep, and in my place will grow a feral rose, soft red petals hiding sharp white teeth."A STORY ABOUT IMMORTALITY, HUNGER AND REVENGE.From V. E. Schwab, the internationally bestselling author of The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue, comes a twisting, gothic tale of blood, power, and the terrifying price of freedom.Three women, centuries apart. One secret desire binds them all: to be more than a pawn in a game played by men.1532. Santo Domingo: Maria is wild and wily, and knows her beauty is her only currency. When an alluring stranger offers an alternate path - a chance to choose her own fate - Maria makes a desperate vow: no regrets.1827. London: Charlotte lives a cloistered life, her heart full of impossible wishes. Swept away by a beautiful widow's invitation, she discovers the price of freedom is higher than she could have ever imagined.2019. Boston: Alice moved halfway across the world to escape her past. But a one-night stand leads to chilling consequences. So Alice throws herself into a hunt for answers and revenge that links her to a hunger centuries old.This is a story about life . . . how it ends, and how it starts again.'Nobody can write like V. E. Schwab'- Jodi Picoult 'Richly written and daringly imagined, it had me by the throat from the first page to the last. Fantastic.'- Emma Stonex'Lyrical and immersive . . . sweeping history, deep emotions and touch of magic'- Cosmopolitan MagazineReaders are obsessed with Bury Your Bones in the Midnight Soil:'A brutal masterclass in tragedy. Page-turning. Heartbreaking. Unforgettable''This book gave me CHILLS''It's easily one of my favourite books of the year!''I actually am at a loss for words to describe how this book made me feel''This book was beautiful. And gut-wrenching. And I was obsessed'V. E. Schwab's Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil was a Sunday Times bestseller w/c 16/06/2025

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O knize

Stav:	Nová
Vazba:	Brožovaná
Počet stran:	560
Jazyk:	anglicky
ISBN10:	1035064669
ISBN:	9781035064663
Vydání:	1
Vystaveno:	23. 7. 2026 2:56
Číslo položky:	1846789

O autorovi

Victoria Schwab

Victoria Schwabová je americká spisovatelka, autorka literatury pro děti a mládež s prvky sci-fi a fantasy. Je dcerou britské matky a amerického otce z Beverly Hills. Publikuje od roku 2011. Svojí druhou knihou, mysteriózním příběhem s prvky fantasy, The Archived, vydanou nakladatelstvím Hyperion, New York, v roce 2013 se zařadila mezi úspěšné autorky YA literatury ve Spojených státech amerických a uznání se jí dostalo i v zahraniční. Přestože odborné kritiky a recenze vytýkají dílu řadu nedostatků, mezi čtenáři, kterým je určeno, si získalo uznání a další pokračování série s názvem The Unbound, vyšlo v nakladatelství Hyperion, New York, v lednu 2014. Její knihy The Near Witch, Vicious a The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue se staly no.1 New York Times bestsellery. Její kniha Temnější tvář magie je jedna z nejprodávanějších knih nakladatelství Waterstone a vyhrála v roce 2015 cenu Telegraph za nejlepší young adult knihu roku. Neustále se pohybuje mezi Nashvillem, Francií a Edinburghem.

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