Their credits include (500) Days of Summer (2009 film), The Fault in Our Stars (2014 film), Our Souls At Night (2017 film), and The Disaster Artist (2017 film). In an interview with NPR Sepetys also shared that her father's cousin had a ticket to board the Wilhelm Gustoff. They walk for another day until they reach the coast, at which point they must cut across a frozen bay. This meant that the story didn’t drag, but it bothered me in the final chapters where a little more information about what happened to the characters would have given the conclusion more of an epilogue feel.

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Once the youth arrive at the port, they face even more danger and hardships than on their trek there. Emilia becomes attached to Florian, whom she sees as her “knight,” and begins to follow him on his journey out of East Prussia.Salt to the Sea is not that book: Sepetys chooses her word battles carefully for an incredibly fast read. Similar to when you watch Titanic for the first time, you know the ship is doomed but not exactly how the fictional characters will fare within that tragedy. This is not to say it’s not a beautifully written and important part of the novel but the romance doesn’t define either of the characters or detract attention away from the central tragedy. If you like survival stories, historical fiction, or WWII narratives, Salt to the Seawill intrigue and capture your heart.

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Yes, Hannelore, I compose these letters in my mind first, as I cannot abandon my men as often as I think of you. Salt to the Sea is written in four perspectives, three of them from sympathetic characters and one from an unsympathetic character.The Kleist family takes Emilia in during the war and Martin promises Emilia’s father that they’ll take care of her.