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Ruta Sepetys
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Between Shades of Gray
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Out of the Easy
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Salt to the Sea
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The Fountains of Silence
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Las fuentes del silencio: Ruta Sepetys, la autora que da voz a las personas olvidadas por la historia (Grandes Novelas)
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Ashes in the Snow: Previously Between Shades of Gray
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My New Novel – The Fountains of Silence
Hello Goodreads Readers!
I’m so grateful for your support and wanted to share some exciting news!
My new novel, The Fountains of Silence , will soon be available and I can’t wait to share it with you. The book will be released October 1st in the U.S. and October 3rd in the UK. I will post additional international release dates as soon as I have them!
The setting is summer of 1957 in Spain—dur
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“Have you ever wondered what a human life is worth? That morning, my brother's was worth a pocket watch.”
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Ruta wrote: "Hello Bernadette! It was so lovely to meet you. Yes, I loved Arizona..."Hi Ruta! I just sent you the link to an unfinished digital drawing I did of Lina and Andrius through your Contact page. I hope it is the first of many, and that you like it!
God bless,
Bernadette
Thank you for accepting my friend request. I can't wait to read your books! :)
Ruta wrote: "Hello Bernadette! It was so lovely to meet you. Yes, I loved Arizona..."Thank you for replying! It really means a lot to me when authors communicate with their readers. :) As soon as I've drafted some pictures, I'll be sure to get them to you! I'm so glad you had the opportunity to visit Tucson, and hope you come again in the future. God bless!
Hello Bernadette! It was so lovely to meet you. Yes, I loved Arizona. Thank you for the offer of sketches. Wow! The best way to send them to me would be to send me a message through the "Contact" page on my website www.rutasepetys.com and I will reply and give you an address. Thank you!! Ruta
Thank you so much for accepting my friend request! It was such a privilege to meet you this past weekend at the Tucson Festival of Books and hear more about your books and passion for untold history. (I'm the wannabe illustrator who will be traveling to Poland on a Catholic pilgrimage this summer.) I hope you enjoyed your time in Arizona, and can't wait to sit down and sketch scenes from Between Shades of Gray! What would be the best way for me to send them to you?God bless,
Bernadette
P.S. I just discovered the BSoG movie in progress on IMDb! If you're inclined to say, how do you think it's coming along?
Amy wrote: "It was so great meeting you in Amarillo!!! I hope you come back I would love to just sit and chat!!"Hi Amy! Thanks for coming to the event in Amarillo. Per our conversation, I dropped something in the mail for you today. :-)
It was so great meeting you in Amarillo!!! I hope you come back I would love to just sit and chat!!
So sorry for the delay in replying to this. Thank YOU so much for reading my books. :-)Marmalade4evs wrote: "Oh. My. God. Thank you so much for accepting my friend request!!!!! Thank you thank you thank you!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
You rock."
Thanks Kellie! "Salt to the Sea" will be out February 2nd! Hooray! :)Kellie wrote: "Thank you for accepting my friend request!! Thank you for writing your wonderful books! I loved "Between Shades of Grey", and I can't wait to read "Salt to the Sea"!! :)"
Thank you for accepting my friend request!! Thank you for writing your wonderful books! I loved "Between Shades of Grey", and I can't wait to read "Salt to the Sea"!! :)
Oh. My. God. Thank you so much for accepting my friend request!!!!! Thank you thank you thank you!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!You rock.
Aimen wrote: "Thank you so much for accepting my friend request! Like many, I have just read Between the Shades of Gray and loved it obviously. I would have never thought I'd been interested in the Soviet Union/..."I'm hoping to come to Philly at some point soon and yes, I'm hard at work on more books! :)
Thank you Alisyn! I'm so thrilled that the book and story inspired you. I know that the people who experienced the deportations would be so moved to hear that! Ruta
Thank you so much for accepting my friend request! Like many, I have just read Between the Shades of Gray and loved it obviously. I would have never thought I'd been interested in the Soviet Union/Lithuanian history and the NKVD. It wasn't just the book that fascinated me, it was your video. I watched how this story came to be and you were so passionate in your video, even about writing (you love revising just as much as you love writing, adorable!) The background to how the story came about was so captivating, like wow. Thank you so much for this book and releasing a great story to the world.I hope you release more books out soon; you made so many people cry.
P.S. Hope you do some meet in greets (Philadelphia, please!)
Is there a movie on Between the Shades of Gray, if so when?!
I just want to let you know that your book, Between Shades of Gray, has gotten me back into reading again. For a period of about two years I stopped reading and now that I have read your book... it has really inspired me. Not only to read more (which I already have started reading all the time!) but I too am a writer and it gave me inspiration to keep writing and to finally start trying to finish my novel... it really made me want to write something with meaning and importance.Also, the lessons in your book have given me a lot of insight on many different things not only on the particular genocide but all genocides in general. Thank you! This is my new favorite book and I've already let my good friend borrow it so she too could be inspired and learn :)
Happy New Year to you too!
Thank you Ayesha! I'm so glad you were moved by the story and history. Happy New Year!
Dear Ruta Sepetys, I completed Between Shades of grey a few hours ago and I must say that it is one of the best and most powerful books I've ever read. Thanks for sharing such an amazing story.
Thanks once again for adding me!
Respectfully,
Ayesha.
Have you ever wondered what life would have been like if that was you, instead of Lina?
I would love to come to Missouri, Anna! Fingers crossed!
Thank you for accepting!:D Between Shades of Gray got me in tears and taught me so much. You've inspired me through your writing and i just want to say, Thanks. :)
Thank you so much for accepting my friend's request, that made my day!
Hi! Oh, wow I an friends with an actual author, whose book I adorn!!!!! Between Shades of Grey was a wonderful, beautifully written book, that captivated the reader!!! I have now only read books about this before (The Endless Steppe: Growing Up in Sibera, by Esther Hautzig) but this had an amazing plot and beautiful writing. THANK YOU!
Thank you for being my friend! And thank you for writing such an amazing story with Between Shades of Gray! I absolutely loved it and can't wait for your next novel! :)
Thank you so much Anna!! Anna wrote: "I have to say thank you for writing Between Shades Of Gray!The book has such a wonderful English and History to the book.I very picky about my favorite books and authors.Your books and you as a aut..."
I have to say thank you for writing Between Shades Of Gray!The book has such a wonderful English and History to the book.I very picky about my favorite books and authors.Your books and you as a author is one of my favorites!You bring light to history that many people have never hear of!Thanks!!
It's amazing news, I hope I'll be able to meet you in Paris! Happy New Year to you and your family, Ruta!
Hi Francesca! Thank you so much for reading the book. Yes, I am planning a trip to France most likely in May or June.
All best wishes for a happy and healthy New Year, Francesca!
Sincerely,
Ruta
Francesca wrote: "Thank you Ruta for Between Shades of Gray, your book made me cry and make me hope. I hope you'll come in France to meet your fans and I can't wait for reading your next book, it sounds promising!"
Thank you Ruta for Between Shades of Gray, your book made me cry and make me hope. I hope you'll come in France to meet your fans and I can't wait for reading your next book, it sounds promising!
Hi Chelsey! Thanks for your note. Like you, I became attached to the characters too. I cried buckets of tears while writing the story.
I'm finishing my next book now!
Happy Holidays.
Ruta
Chelsey wrote: "I just finished Between Shades of Gray and the story seemed so real. While I was reading the story I became so Attached to the characters that when one of the characters died I felt the pain of the..."
I just finished Between Shades of Gray and the story seemed so real. While I was reading the story I became so Attached to the characters that when one of the characters died I felt the pain of the people that cared about that person. This story changed my perspective on how our community isn't that bad. I can't wait to read another one of your books.
Thank you so much, Erin! I really appreciate it. I hope you have a great holiday. I'm hard at work on the next book. :)
Ruta
Erin wrote: "Thank you for accepting my friend request! I just finished your book, and I loved it. Your writing is beautiful, and your characters were so strongly written. Can't wait to read anything else you w..."
Thank you for accepting my friend request! I just finished your book, and I loved it. Your writing is beautiful, and your characters were so strongly written. Can't wait to read anything else you write!
Thank you so much for accepting my friend request. =)I already have a copy of Between shades of gray and I really can't wait to read it!
Take care!
