Salt to the Sea
#1 New York Times bestseller and winner of the Carnegie Medal! <BR><BR>"A superlative novel . . . masterfully crafted."--The Wall Street Journal<BR><BR>Based on "the forgotten tragedy that was six times deadlier than the Titanic."--Time<BR><BR>Winter 1945. WWII. Four refugees. Four stories.<BR><BR>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 . . .<BR><BR>This paperback edition includes book club questions and exclusive interviews with Wilhelm Gustloff survivors and experts.
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#1 New York Times bestseller and winner of the Carnegie Medal! <BR><BR>"A superlative novel . . . masterfully crafted."--The Wall Street Journal<BR><BR>Based on "the forgotten tragedy that was six times deadlier than the Titanic."--Time<BR><BR>Winter 1945. WWII. Four refugees. Four stories.<BR><BR>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 . . .<BR><BR>This paperback edition includes book club questions and exclusive interviews with Wilhelm Gustloff survivors and experts.
H | B | T | Gramm
208 mm | 138 mm | 31 mm | 388 gr
Erscheinungsjahr
2017
FSK
0
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Taschenbuch
Verlag
Penguin LLC US
ISBN-10
0142423629
ISBN-13
9780142423622
Autor
Ruta Sepetys
Sprache
Englisch
Seitenanzahl
448
Themen
Kinder/Jugendliche: Action- und Abenteuergeschichten, Europa, Kinder/Jugendliche: Allgemeine Interessen: Kriegsführung, Schlachten, Militär, Europäische Geschichte, Kinder/Jugendliche: Historische Romane
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