The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue
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Chapter Book · 2020

The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue

By V. E. Schwab

A woman cursed to be forgotten meets someone who remembers her.

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In 1714 France, Addie LaRue makes a desperate deal for immortality, cursed to be forgotten by everyone she meets. For centuries, she navigates a world where her existence is erased daily. But when a young man in a hidden bookstore remembers her name, everything changes. What does this mean for Addie's endless life, and what secrets does this mysterious man hold? Dive into a tale of love, loss, and the quest to leave a mark on the world.

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NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERUSA TODAY BESTSELLER NATIONAL INDIE BESTSELLERTHE WASHINGTON POST BESTSELLER In the vein of The Time Traveler’s Wife and Life After Life, The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue is New York Times bestselling author V. E. Schwab’s genre-defying tour de force. Recommended by Entertainment Weekly, Real Simple, NPR, Slate, and Oprah Magazine#1 Library Reads Pick–October 2020#1 Indie Next Pick–October 2020BOOK OF THE YEAR (2020) FINALIST–Book of The Month ClubA “Best Of” Book From: Oprah Mag CNN Amazon Amazon Editors NPR Goodreads Bustle PopSugar BuzzFeed Barnes & Noble Kirkus Reviews Lambda Literary Nerdette The Nerd Daily Polygon Library Reads io9 Smart Bitches Trashy Books LiteraryHub Medium BookBub The Mary Sue Chicago Tribune NY Daily News SyFy Wire Powells.com Bookish Book Riot Library Reads Voter Favorite * A Life No One Will Remember. A Story You Will Never Forget. France, 1714: in a moment of desperation, a young woman makes a Faustian bargain to live forever–and is cursed to be forgotten by everyone she meets. Thus begins the extraordinary life of Addie LaRue, and a dazzling adventure that will play out across centuries and continents, across history and art, as a young woman learns how far she will go to leave her mark on the world. But everything changes when, after nearly 300 years, Addie stumbles across a young man in a hidden bookstore and he remembers her name. Also by V. E. Schwab Shades of Magic A Darker Shade of Magic A Gathering of Shadows A Conjuring of Light Villains Vicious Vengeful

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Format
Pages
447
Audience
Adult
Lexile
900L
Themes & topics
Books about New YorkBooks about ParisBooks about girls and womenBooks about memory
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Book details

Reading levels
ATOS
5.9
F&P level
~V
AR points
24
AR interest level
UG
AR quiz
517647
Publication
Published
April 11, 2023
First published
October 6, 2020
Publisher
Tor Books
Edition
Language
English
Type
Chapter Book
Identifiers
ISBN
9780765387578

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