The fantasy novel The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue is the story of Adeline, a French girl who makes a Faustian deal for her freedom on the night of her wedding. As with all such deals there are unforeseen consequences, The novel follows the instantly forgotten Addie through time, from the 1698 French town of Villion to present-day New York, as she struggles to come to terms with the consequences of her “deal”.
American writer and New York Times bestselling author V.E. Schwab has published more than 20 books, some of which are series. She has also written under the name Victoria Schwab. A versatile author, she writes adult, young adult and children’s books. Born in California in 1987, she grew up in Nashville Tennessee, and has lived in St. Louis, Brooklyn, Liverpool and Edinburgh, where she currently resides.