Salt to the Sea Audiobook (Free)

New York Instances Bestseller! ‘Masterly crafted’-The Wall Street Journal

For readers of Between Tones of Gray and All the Light WE CAN NOT See, bestselling author Ruta Sepetys comes back to WWII with this epic novel that shines a light on one from the war’s most devastating-yet unknown-tragedies.

World Battle II is drawing to a detailed in East Prussia and thousands of refugees are on a desperate trek toward freedom, many with something to hide. Among them are Joana, Emilia, about Salt to the Sea and Florian, whose paths converge on the way to the dispatch that claims salvation, the Wilhelm Gustloff. Pressured by situation to unite, the three find their strength, courage, and trust in each other tested with each stage closer to basic safety.

Just when it seems freedom is within their grasp, tragedy strikes. Not really country, nor culture, nor status matter as all ten thousand people-adults and children alike-aboard must battle for the same thing: survival.

Told in alternating factors of view and perfect for fans of Anthony Doerr’s Pulitzer Prize-winning All the Light We Cannot See, Erik Larson’s Deceased Wake, and Elizabeth Wein’s Printz Honor Book Code Name Verity, this masterful work of historical fiction is motivated with the real-life tragedy that was the sinking from the Wilhelm Gustloff-the biggest maritime disaster in history. As she do in Between Shades of Gray, Ruta Sepetys unearths a shockingly little-known casualty of a gruesome battle, and proves that humanity and love can prevail, even in the darkest of hours.

Praise for Sodium to the ocean:

“Jorjeana Marie, Can Damron, Cassandra Morris, and Michael Crouch perform mesmerizing narration worthy of Sepetys’s spectacular novel. VERDICT Libraries with even the most limited audio budgets would want to invest.” -College Library Journal, starred review

“The talented narrators excel in capturing the build of their people…. [They] interact to make a vivid and well-rounded reading encounter, [and] provide forth the truth from the wartime encounter.” -Booklist, starred review

“The four narrators (Jorjeana Marie, Will Damron, Cassandra Morris and Michael Crouch) are superbly cast…The story’s plot and pacing translate beautifully to the audio medium.” – Web publishers Weekly, starred evaluate

Featured on NPR’s Morning hours Release ♦ “Superlative…masterfully crafted…[a] powerful function of historical fiction.”-The Wall structure Street Journal ♦ “[Sepetys is] a master of YA fiction…she once more anchors a panoramic view of epic tragedy in perspectives that feel deeply textured and immediate.”-Entertainment Regular ♦ ‘Riveting…effective…haunting.’-The Washington Post ♦ “Compelling for both adult and teenage readers.”-New York Occasions Publication Review ♦ “Personal, outstanding, artfully crafted…amazing.”-Shelf Recognition ♦ ‘Historical fiction in its very, absolute best.’-The Globe and Mail ♦ “[H]aunting, heartbreaking, hopeful and altogether gorgeous…one of the best young-adult novels to appear in a very long time.”-Salt Lake Tribune