Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil by V. E. Schwab.

In Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil, V. E. Schwab spins a haunting, layered tale of three women separated by centuries yet connected by one terrain — the soil beneath their feet. The story opens in 1532 in Santo Domingo de la Calzada, where María fights for her freedom in a world that sees her as both prize and pawn. Jump to London, 1837: Charlotte living a sheltered existence is thrust into a dangerous invitation from a mysterious widow, and must choose between safety and desire. Finally, in Boston, 2019, Alice abandons her past in pursuit of reinvention — only to find that some roots run deeper than memory. 
The novel weaves themes of hunger, power, identity, immortality and vengeance. Each woman “grows” — one high, one deep, one wild — and each “grows teeth,” a metaphor of transformation and agency. 
Schwab’s prose blends gothic mood and historical sweep with a modern sensibility; readers are drawn into evocative settings, from medieval Spain to Victorian England to contemporary American campuses. The layering of timelines adds tension: the reader senses the convergence even as each narrative stands alone.
For readers of dark fantasy and speculative historical fiction, this novel offers both atmosphere and insight. It challenges assumptions about monstrosity, gendered power, and legacy — asking: when the ground itself remembers, who is truly in control? With 560 pages of immersive storytelling, Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil marks another bold entry from a bestselling author.