Kindle edition
This is another book from the Real Simple magazine reading recommendations. It was so good!
Here's what Real Simple had to say:
"...a young woman in 18th-century France escapes an arranged marriage by making a bargain with the devil for the ultimate freedom: she'll be immortal... but no one she meets will ever remember her. Then one day in a bookstore, after 300 years of loneliness, she meets a man who recognizes her. Everything changes, revealing just how much we need connection after all."
I started this book on December 12 and finished on December 23.
I loved this book. It is beautifully written, rich in details and layers, full of longing and heartache. Imagine no one ever remembering you. Ever. It might feel really liberating - you can do whatever you want without consequences - like in the Do-Over. But no one will ever remember you. Think about that. Renting an apartment - nope. The landlord won't remember you. Having a job - no. No one there will remember you. Wanting more than a one-night partner - another nope. They won't remember you. Maybe you could try something clever like Adam Sandler in 50 First Dates where he makes a video for Lucy to watch every day to remind her of her life with Sandler. But Addie, through some part of the curse with the devil, can't be photographed or leave her image in any way. So, liberating for a time, yes. But I imagine it would grow very old very fast.
This book tells Addie's story - her trials and travails. How she manages her life (it's precarious). And how things seem to magically improve one day in a bookstore. There's way more to that than I can divulge here.
This is historical fiction meets immortality (without vampires though) meets love story. So good!
Post written on May 25. Publication date reflects date I finished the book.
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