Molly Molloy and the Angel of Death

A New York Times Best Romance of 2023

“In a year full of very funny books, Maria Vale’s Molly Molloy and the Angel of Death was hands down the funniest, as sharp and stunning as a bracing slap to the face.” – Olivia Waite, New York Times Book Review

“A thought-provoking, wonder-filled celebration of the circle of life.” – Publisher’s Weekly starred review

“Molly Molloy is a quiet masterpiece, an otherworldly story that feels intimate and strange and real all at once. One read isn’t enough.“ –Adriana Anders, Award-winning author of Whiteout. 

”Heartbreaking and humorous, Molly Molloy is as unexpected as it is gorgeous. I adored this book.” – Josephine Angelini, bestselling author of the Starcrossed series.

Maria Vale is a logophile, a bibliovore, and a worrier about the world. Trained as a medievalist, she tries to shoehorn dead languages into things that don’t really need them. She lives in New York with her husband, two kids, and a long line of dead plants. No one will let her have a pet. Her first book, The Last Wolf, was chosen by Library Journal and Amazon as a Best Book of 2018 and was a Rita finalist in the Paranormal Romance and Best Debut categories. A Wolf Apart was chosen by Publishers Weekly as a Best Book of 2018, Forever Wolf was chosen by Booklist and Kirkus as a Best Book of 2019, and Season of the Wolf was named a Best Book of 2020 by Book Page and Kirkus.