January 2025 – the invisible life of Addie LaRue

This is what Senta Čermáková, a top manager and mentor, says about the book.

Being forgotten is a curse Addie LaRue has carried for three hundred years. In a desperate moment in 1714, she made a deal with the devil—gaining immortality at a terrible price. Everyone she meets instantly forgets her. She can leave no trace, cannot say her name, and cannot be part of anyone’s memories.
Yet Addie refuses to be broken. Across centuries and continents, she gathers stories and experiences, inspires artists who can’t remember her, and learns to survive in a world that can’t hold on to her. She manages to steal moments of happiness between the forgettings and defies the dark man who offered her this Faustian bargain.
Then one day, after three centuries, she meets a young man in a New York bookstore who remembers her. Henry is the first person in three hundred years to know her name, and Addie finally begins to believe her curse might be broken. But her dark companion never sleeps, and their story may prove more tragic than she ever imagined.
In this masterpiece, V. E. Schwab weaves a tale of love, art, time, and immortality that makes us reflect on the price we’re willing to pay for the mark we want to leave on the world. It’s a novel about the power of stories, how we survive in others’ memories, and the immortal desire to be remembered.

Who is Senta Čermáková?

Senta Čermáková spent many years in senior management positions at global companies and became the first woman to receive the Manager of the Year award. For the past year, she has served as the director of Czechitas. Besides that, she mentors women in business, teaches management and technology-related topics at two universities, and speaks at conferences. Together with her husband Miloš Čermák, she organizes courses teaching people how to work with AI https://inspiruj.se/.