Books by V.E. Schwab
“It begins in 1714 France, but half the story is told in the present day, while the young woman we know as Addie LaRue tries to find her place in the world. The gist of the story is that Addie was born in the 1700s, was about to be married off in an unwilling way, but made a deal with the devil. She’s never going to die, but the price she pays is that no one will ever remember her. She takes the deal because it gets her out of a terrible situation, but then she proceeds to pay for it dearly for 300 years. So it’s a story of loneliness—who you are when you cannot form a relationship over time. It’s the story of memory—who you are when you meet the same people over and over, but it’s like they are meeting you for the first time. And then, of course, it’s a story about legacy—who you are when there’s nothing to be remembered.” Read more...
The Best Historical Fiction Set in the 18th Century
Ariel Lawhon, Novelist
Interviews where books by V.E. Schwab were recommended
The Best Historical Fiction Set in the 18th Century, recommended by Ariel Lawhon
It was the century of the American Revolutionary War and the French Revolution. In the Scottish Highlands, there were multiple rebellions in favour of the deposed Stuart dynasty. Ariel Lawhon, author of The Frozen River, recommends five of her favorite novels set in the 18th century, a tumultuous era that doesn’t always get the shelf space it deserves when it comes to historical fiction.
