Laila

Laila asked Ruta Sepetys:

I Loved the Out of the easy and Between shades of grey very much and gave them high ratings, i own lots of books and they are my favorites out of all of them , and i wanted to ask, is there a second part to Out of the easy, because i felt that there were many maybes at the end of the book and would like to know what will happen when Josie returns , so will there be a second book?

Ruta Sepetys Thank you!
Yes, I think there could definitely be a follow up to "Out of the Easy." I have continuing stories outlined for each one of the characters. I've been thinking of perhaps creating a volume of short stories - one per character - to show the continuation of each personal journey. "Out of the Easy" was such a complete joy to write. I'm dying to come back to it.

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I read "Salt to the Sea" as part of tumblr's Reblog Book Club. As you might have seen, there was a lot of discussion about the character of Alfred. What are your personal thoughts/feelings about him? I for one found him interesting--and deeply unsettling--and could clearly see why someone like him would be drawn to the Nazi party.

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