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Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil
- Author
- V. E. Schwab
- Publisher
- Pan Macmillan
- Publish Date
- 10 June 2025
- Run Time
- 18 hours 24 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
- Genre
- Contemporary fantasy / Low fantasy, Historical fantasy, Dark fantasy, Occult fiction / Paranormal Horror, Mythical creatures: Vampires, werewolves and other shapeshifters, Narrative theme: love / relationships
- Rating
- 4.1 (8 reviews)
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What to expect
An instant No. 1 Sunday Times & New York Times Bestseller, Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil is a twisting tale of power, immortality and the terrifying price of freedom from V. E. Schwab.
Three women share one desire: to break the rules men use to bind them.
1532. León, Spain: María, wild and wily, knows beauty is her only currency. So when an alluring stranger offers her a dark alternative path, María makes a desperate choice.
1827. London: Charlotte lives a cloistered life, her heart full of impossible wants. Swept away by a beautiful widow's invitation, Charlotte discovers she can buy her freedom – if she sells her soul.
2019. Boston: Alice moved across the world to escape her past. But a one-night stand gives her a thirst for answers . . . and retribution.
Defying time and all odds, these women’s fates become tangled like roots. This is a story about life: how it ends, and how it starts again.
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'A rich, lush labyrinth of a book . . . It had me by the throat from the first page'
– Emma Stonex
‘Spanning centuries, this entrancing queer love story follows three women . . . Lyrical and immersive’
– Cosmopolitan Magazine
'Nobody can write like V. E. Schwab'
– Jodi Picoult
'I absolutely devoured it . . . It's utterly absorbing, atmospheric and perfectly gothic'
– Bridget Collins
'A dark, irresistible saga that asks what it means to be human – to live, to love and above all, to hunger'
– Peng Shepherd
V. E. Schwab's Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil was a Sunday Times bestseller w/c 16/06/2025
Critics Review
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Schwab at her finest. She’s gifted us a dark, irresistible saga that asks what it means to be human – to live, to love and above all, to hunger
Peng Shepherd, bestselling author of The Cartographers, on Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil
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Nobody can write like V. E. Schwab . . . an unmissable addition to your To Be Read pile
Jodi Picoult, author of My Sister’s Keeper, on Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil
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Schwab sends you whirling through a dizzying kaleidoscopic adventure through centuries filled with love, loss, art and war – all the while dazzling your senses with hundreds of tiny magical moments along the way
Naomi Novik, bestselling author of Uprooted, on Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil
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A rich, lush labyrinth of a book . . . It had me by the throat from the first page
Emma Stonex, author of The Lamplighters, on Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil
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Lush, gorgeous prose and a gripping new take on the vampire that pays homage to the greats while doing something deliciously new
Lex Croucher, author of Gwen and Art Are Not In Love, on Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil
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Perfectly suspended between darkness and light . . . unforgettable
Alix E. Harrow on The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue
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Bloody, toothsome and entirely riveting. Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil is a singular story that will stay with me for years to come
Alexis Henderson author of House of Hunger and The Year of the Witching
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Entrancing . . . Lyrical and immersive, it's ideal for losing yourself in summer thanks to its sweeping history, deep emotions and a touch of magic
Cosmopolitan on Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil
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[Schwab's] take on hidden desires, hunger and corruption puts it up there with the classics of the genre
Daily Mail on Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil
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Gorgeously gothic . . . A romantic, lyrical read, perfect for immersing yourself in
The Mirror on Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil
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A fresh and addictively readable take
The Guardian on Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil
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Schwab has impressively woven a compelling character drama and feminist critique into a horror thriller . . . sumptuous descriptions of place and time, and the slow-burn melodrama between each of the women
The New York Times on Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil
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Some of the best feminist fiction doesn’t stop at promoting women’s rights, but allows us to revel, cathartically, in women’s wrongs. In Schwab’s capable hands, those wrongs feel oh so right
Chicago Review of Books on Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil
User Reviews
Book 4.1
Narration 4.8
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4.0 5.0
Great narration, different actresses for the 3 MC’s.
An enjoyable tale but at the start I found Maria’s storyline seemed to drag a bit and I was more invested in Alice. Once Maria became Sabine I did find it more engaging.li22ybeth 2025-11-10
Details
- Author
- V. E. Schwab
- Narrator
- Marisa Calin, Katie Leung, Julia Whelan
- Duration
- 18 hours 24 minutes
- Release Date
- 10 June 2025
- ISBN
- 9781035064687
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- Pan Macmillan
- Genre
- Contemporary fantasy / Low fantasy, Historical fantasy, Dark fantasy, Occult fiction / Paranormal Horror, Mythical creatures: Vampires, werewolves and other shapeshifters, Narrative theme: love / relationships
- Rating
- 4.1(8 reviews)
- Narration
- 4.8(8 reviews)
Synopsis
An instant No. 1 Sunday Times & New York Times Bestseller, Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil is a twisting tale of power, immortality and the terrifying price of freedom from V. E. Schwab.Three women share one desire: to break the rules men use to bind them.1532. León, Spain: María, wild and wily, knows beauty is her only currency. So when an alluring stranger offers her a dark alternative path, María makes a desperate choice.1827. London: Charlotte lives a cloistered life, her heart full of impossible wants. Swept away by a beautiful widow's invitation, Charlotte discovers she can buy her freedom – if she sells her soul.2019. Boston: Alice moved across the world to escape her past. But a one-night stand gives her a thirst for answers . . . and retribution.Defying time and all odds, these women’s fates become tangled like roots. This is a story about life: how it ends, and how it starts again.* * * 'A rich, lush labyrinth of a book . . . It had me by the throat from the first page'– Emma Stonex‘Spanning centuries, this entrancing queer love story follows three women . . . Lyrical and immersive’– Cosmopolitan Magazine'Nobody can write like V. E. Schwab'– Jodi Picoult'I absolutely devoured it . . . It's utterly absorbing, atmospheric and perfectly gothic'– Bridget Collins'A dark, irresistible saga that asks what it means to be human – to live, to love and above all, to hunger'– Peng Shepherd 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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