The ship was overcrowded with more than 10,500 passengers — the intended capacity was approximately 1,800 — and more than 9,000 people, including 5,000 children, lost their lives. Ruta Sepetys is a New York Times bestselling author and winner of the Carnegie Medal. -- Steve Sheinkin Ruta Sepetys is a master of historical fiction. The Wilhelm Gustloff is a tragedy greater than the Titanic. Please note that the tricks or techniques listed in this pdf are either fictional or claimed to work by its creator. Not country, nor culture, nor status matter as all ten thousand people—adults and children alike—aboard must fight for the same thing: survival. However, in my relatively sheltered life, such a tendency is generally played out for comic effect and I have never really pondered how it might take a darker turn in more turbulent times. In order to navigate out of this carousel please use your heading shortcut key to navigate to the next or previous heading. Please enter manually:","bd_js_keep_typing_to_refine_search_results":"Keep typing to refine the search results","bd_js_top_categories":"Top Categories","bd_price_save":"Save {0}","bd_js_name_only_letters":"Sorry, full name can only contain letters","bd_js_show_more":"show more","bd_js_enter_valid_email_address":"Please enter a valid email address","bd_js_enter_address_manually":"Enter address manually","bd_js_more_categories":"More Categories","bd_js_continue_shopping":"Continue Shopping","bd_js_account_and_help":"Account & Help","bd_js_basket_checkout":"Basket / Checkout","bd_add_to_basket":"Add to basket","bd_js_enter_first_last_name":"Please enter a first and last name","bd_js_please_enter_your":"Please enter your"}, We use cookies to understand how customers use our services, We use cookies to serve you certain types of ads, Paperback Each voice is distinct, and Sepetys unwinds their individual backstories slowly and with care.  13,00 €, 10,54 € Interviews drift into idle chit-chat, evidence floats off with the tide and the truth lingers in murky waters. Fans of The Book Thief or Helen Dunmore's The Siege will be totally absorbed.  15,00 €, 11,39 € x 198 “A nurse is always interested in her patients.” “Can I be a patient?” he asked.  18,00 €, 9,07 € Please try again. Comment Report abuse. Helpful. New York Times Bestseller and winner of the Carnegie Medal! Told in alternating points of view and perfect for fans of Anthony Doerr's Pulitzer Prize-winning All the Light We Cannot See, Erik Larson's Dead Wake, and Elizabeth Wein's Printz Honor Book Code Name Verity, this masterful work of historical fiction is inspired by the real-life tragedy that was the sinking of the Wilhelm Gustloff—the greatest maritime disaster in history. To tell this story, Ruta Sepetys chose a really unique storytelling mechanism. DMCA and Copyright: The book is not hosted on our servers, to remove the file please contact the source url. 248 people found this helpful.  9,30 €, 11,46 € Ruta Sepetys is a master of historical fiction. 'Ruta Sepetys is a master of historical fiction' Elizabeth Wein, author of CODE NAME VERITY, When the body of a woman is discovered in a fisherman's net in Quebec's Gaspé Peninsula, new recruit Detective Sergeant Joaquin Moralès is thrown in at the deep end… First in a beautifully written, atmospheric and addictive new series. "—The Washington Post ♦ *"[A]n important book that deserves the widest possible readership. You can learn more about our use of cookies here. Please try again.  9,30 €, 9,89 € "—New York Times Book Review ♦ "Intimate, extraordinary, artfully crafted...brilliant.  11,50 €, 13,20 € Pages. Please try again","bd_saving_percent_off":"{0}%
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Top subscription boxes – right to your door, Teen & Young Adult Military Historical Fiction eBooks, Children's Military Fiction (Kindle Store), Teen & Young Adult Military Historical Fiction, © 1996-2020, Amazon.com, Inc. or its affiliates. I reluctantly gave him my best smile, trying to coax details from him. There was an error retrieving your Wish Lists. When the German ship the Wilhelm Gustloff was sunk in port in early 1945 it had over 9000 civilian refugees, including children, on board. Instead, our system considers things like how recent a review is and if the reviewer bought the item on Amazon. Books. This novel was a small glimpse into the stories of the many women and children. Reviewed in the United States on December 21, 2015. 5.0 out of 5 stars Unforgettably powerful. The main characters of this historical, historical fiction story are Joana, Alfred Frick. ________________ Praise for Roxanne Bouchard: ‘Colourful, authentic characters with the kind of flavour that can only be inspired by real locals.  87,40 €, 10,26 € Media; Events.  10,30 €, 31,64 € While the Titanic and Lusitania are both well-documented disasters, the single greatest tragedy in maritime history is the little-known January 30, 1945 sinking in the Baltic Sea by a Soviet submarine of the Wilhelm Gustloff, a German cruise liner that was supposed to ferry wartime personnel and refugees to safety from the advancing Red Army. February 2, 2016.  13,00 €, 8,98 € Does this book contain inappropriate content? "—The Washington Post ♦ "Compelling for both adult and teenage readers. Salt to the Sea by Ruta Sepetys, 9780141347400, available at Book Depository with free delivery worldwide. I am absolutely amazed by the happenings at this time, this historical novel is life changing and I can not believe any reader will not be moved by this beauty. As the relationships among the refugees strengthen and they begin to trust one another, vulnerabilities are revealed—some of them life-threatening. It's early 1945 and a group of people trek across Germany, bound together by their desperation to reach the ship that can take them away from the war-ravaged land. Events List; Event Details & Inquiry; Close; Between Shades of Gray. Salt to the Sea tells of four passengers on the ill-fated Wilhelm Gusloff, a luxury cruise liner turned into supply and medical ship, last voyage on the Baltic Sea in 1945. Follow her on Twitter @RutaSepetys and Instagram @RutaSepetysAuthor. Fa Ruta Sepetys (www.rutasepetys.com) is an internationally acclaimed, #1 New York Times bestselling author of historical fiction published in over sixty countries and forty languages. Verified Purchase. A German military transport ship evacuating civilians during World War II is attacked by a Soviet submarine in the Baltic Sea.  11,50 €, 8,67 € There was a problem loading your book clubs. Enter your mobile number or email address below and we'll send you a link to download the free Kindle App. The daughter of a refugee, Ruta is drawn to under-represented stories of strength through struggle and hopes to give a voice to those who weren't able to tell their story. SALT TO THE SEA is one of those rare books that I’ll be thinking about for a while. Nearly all were drowned. Salt to the Sea is a powerful YA historical fiction novel set in Germany and East Prussia towards the end of World War 2. "—School Library Journal ♦ A PW and SLJ 2016 Book of the Year Praise for Between Shades of Gray: A New York Times Notable Book ♦ A Wall Street Journal Best Children’s Book ♦ A PW, SLJ, Booklist, and Kirkus Best Book ♦ iTunes 2011 Rewind Best Teen Novel ♦ A Carnegie Medal and William C. Morris Finalist ♦ A New York Times and International Bestseller ♦ "Few books are beautifully written, fewer still are important; this novel is both. Among them are Joana, Emilia, and Florian, whose paths converge en route to the ship that promises salvation, the Wilhelm Gustloff. The Fountains of Silence. Yet, we never hear about this shipwreck that was so much larger than the Titanic. She was born and raised in Michigan in a family of artists, readers and music lovers. Set in the winter of 1945, Sepety's third novel shows the closing months of WWII from an unfamiliar perspective, the plight of East Prussia (an ancient German kingdom now part of northern Poland) during the Soviet advance across Europe, as the Nazi's began to lose footing in the East. © 2020 Fridanelhans.COM. World War II is drawing to a close in East Prussia and thousands of refugees are on a desperate trek toward freedom, many with something to hide. On Quebec's outlying Gaspé Peninsula, the truth can be slippery, especially down on the fishermen's wharves. When will my order arrive? In alternating narratives, four different teens grapple with the bitter cold, the ever-present danger of falling bombs, and their own dark secrets. Prime members enjoy FREE Delivery and exclusive access to music, movies, TV shows, original audio series, and Kindle books. Reviewed in the United Kingdom on August 16, 2018.  9,50 €, 15,81 € Management And Technology. Along with a fully realized cast of secondary characters who comprise the small band of refugees slowly making their way through the frozen and battle-scarred Prussian countryside, Joana, Florian, and Amelia are determined to get aboard the Wilhelm Gustloff, a German military ship evacuating civilians and wounded soldiers at the tail end of the war.