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Books by Ruta Sepetys mentioned on podcasts
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Between Shades of Gray
Between Shades of Gray by Ruta Sepetys is a historical young adult novel that follows a young Lithuanian girl deported to a Soviet labor camp in Siberia during World War II.
Discussed“so Ruda I have been reading your work since your first book as you know Between Shades of Gray which I encountered when I was the children's books editor of the New York Times book review”
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Salt to the Sea
Salt to the Sea by Ruta Sepetys is a historical young adult novel that interweaves the perspectives of four refugees fleeing the advancing Soviet army in East Prussia during the closing months of World War II, culminating in the sinking of the Wilhelm Gustloff.
Discussed“which book was he talking about was it salt to the Sea it was salt to the Sea exactly”
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I Must Betray You
I Must Betray You by Ruta Sepetys is a historical fiction novel set in 1989 communist Romania under the oppressive regime of Nicolae Ceausescu, following a young boy coerced into becoming an informant.
Discussed“let's talk about I must betray you because it's a different country different subject different time period”
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Out of the Easy
Out of the Easy is a historical fiction novel by Ruta Sepetys that follows a young woman in 1950s New Orleans navigating family secrets, crime, and personal ambition.
Recommended“and out of the easy”
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The Fountains of Silence
The Fountains of Silence is a historical novel by Ruta Sepetys set in Madrid during the Franco regime, exploring secrets, danger, and the scars of the Spanish Civil War.
Recommended“and for our listeners rud's books are most recently I must betray you but also her first book Between Shades of Gray as well as Fountains of Silence salt to the Sea”
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