No one she knows recognizes her, and she can leave no impression on the world. They agree that she can live until she’s tired of living - but once the deal is struck, Addie discovers that she has gained immortality at the expense of agency. In 18th-century France, a village girl named Adeline makes a deal with a spirit: Addie wants a life of freedom the spirit wants her soul. Schwab’s THE INVISIBLE LIFE OF ADDIE LARUE (Tor, $26.99) also centers on a woman bargaining to evade marriage - with much more painful results. A sleek, beautiful book with a quietly serious heart. She uses historical fantasy not to simply dismiss outdated mores on sexuality and desire but to engage with the contemporary issues of birth control and parental leave, which remain frustratingly controversial in much of the world. Polk’s contribution to the genre is smooth and confident, with prose that reads like running a hand over velvet.
I love novels of magical manners, stories that contrast the rigid specificities of humdrum moneyed lives with the numinous wilderland of magic.
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