Salt to the Sea [Paperback]

#1 New York Times bestseller and winner of the Carnegie Medal!

A superlative novel . . . masterfully crafted. --The Wall Street Journal

Based on the forgotten tragedy that was six times deadlier than the Titanic. --Time

Winter 1945. WWII. Four refugees. Four stories.

Each one born of a different homeland; each one hunted, and haunted, by tragedy, lies, war. As thousands desperately flock to the coast in the midst of a Soviet advance, four paths converge, vying for passage aboard the Wilhelm Gustloff, a ship that promises safety and freedom. But not all promises can be kept . . .

This paperback edition includes book club questions and exclusive interviews with Wilhelm Gustloff survivors and experts.Praise for Salt to the Sea:

A #1 New York Times Bestseller
An International Bestseller
Winner of the Carnegie Medal
Featured on NPR's Morning Edition  


Ruta Sepetys acts as champion of the interstitial people so often ignored — whole populations lost in the cracks of history. —The New York Times
 
Superlative...masterfully crafted...[a] powerful work of historical fiction. —The Wall Street Journal
[Sepetys is] a master of YA fiction…she once again anchors a panoramic view of epic tragedy in perspectives that feel deeply textured and immediatelƒ@