Shirley J. Adult Fiction Deals with the Devil
The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by V. E. Schwab 444 pages
Addie Larue was born in the 1700s in a small town in France. She grows up being friends with a local woman who teaches her about herbs, healing, the new and old gods. When Addie comes of marrying age, her father and a local older man who is a widower with children strike a deal for Addie's hand in marriage. Addie does not want such a life and when she is unable to reason with her parents she goes to her wise woman friend for advice. Addie plans to run away but the woman tells her to take her plight to the old gods but not the ones out after dark. Fate being what it is Addie is out after dark running from her parents who are giving her over to this stranger to marry. She runs pleading with any entity that will hear her to save her from this fate. Guess who is listening and turns up? He first appears as the "Green Man,' of the forest but later he turns up in the guise of the man of Addie's dreams, tempting her though she knows this personna is not a true one, she still often finds it irresistable. Deals made in the dark to dark gods are never without a dear price to pay for them in exchange and Addie finds this out to her sorrow. A good book that holds your interest throughout. I would recommend this book to highschoolers on up due to sexual content.
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