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

This is a story about life - how it ends and how it begins. This is a story about hunger. 16th century. Spain. The willful Maria knows that she can only be a prize or a pawn in a game played by men. When a wealthy stranger offers her hand and heart, she makes a desperate choice that leads to unexpected consequences. This is a story about love. 19th century. Britain. Young Charlotte lives an idyllic but closed and limited life on her family's estate. A beautiful widow offers her freedom, but the price turns out to be higher than Charlotte could have imagined. This is a story about anger. 21st century. USA. For Alice, university was supposed to be a chance to become a new person. But after a chance intimate encounter, the girl begins to doubt her past, present and future and rushes to search for answers... and revenge.