Abbie Roberts

If you possess even a single working ear, you’ve probably heard me mention that I take a certain pleasure in avoiding bestseller lists. I’m very much a “thrill-of-the-hunt” type of reader – I like the flirtation of wandering into a bookshop and letting the right one find me. There’s a certain thrill in stumbling across…

Set against the backdrop of a tiny, nondescript village in 18th century France, The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue begins with a young woman’s desperate plea for freedom and autonomy. Faced with the grim prospect of an arranged marriage and a life defined by confinement, Addie strikes a desperate deal with the darkness itself. Her…