Salt to the Sea Free Audiobook Download by Ruta Sepetys

As the only child of a fisherman, I often go on walks with my father. One summer, while walking to our favorite fishing spot, we stumbled upon a family of refugees fleeing their country due to war-torn conditions and poverty. Their story inspired me to write Salt to the Sea because it touched my heart and taught me that there are people in this world who need help in the most dire of circumstances.

"My name is Ruta Sepetys. I was born in Lithuania and wandered around the world for a long time before finally putting down roots." We were immediately drawn into the story, which follows the journey of Lina, an orphan who is escaping from her life in Germany with her best friend Peeta. They have been sent to live with a wealthy couple who are trying to save them from the Nazis by sending them on boats that will transport people across the sea to America. The boys' parents go on one of these crossings and Lina ends up remaining in France. There she meets up with more survivors and goes on a long, dangerous journey in search too many people who don't want her to succeed, as well as some that do

In this powerful and haunting novel, Ruta Sepetys tells the story of a group of teenagers who together try to escape their harrowing families and lives in eastern Europe during World War II. Ultimately, they find an opportunity at sea as refugees on a ship called The St. Malo to escape persecution and hunger. Every day, they must board the boat with hope of reaching America; every night they must leave behind loved ones they've left behind-and their chances of ever escaping the dangers that await them at sea.

This is a book that is told from the perspective of four different characters. The main character is a boy who goes on a journey to find his sister and the sea which she drowned in. He joins up with three other people who agree to help him get across Europe by train. Eventually they all find themselves sick and they must decide whether they want to die or stay alive.

In Salt to the Sea, Jean Le Flambeur's most prized possession is a small watercolor they found at his mother's house. The painting's inscription reads: "From my mother-in-law, with love."

In Salt to the Sea, Ruta Sepetys tells a tale of life in Nazi-occupied Lithuania. The story takes place during the Soviet occupation in 1941 and is told from the perspective of four teenagers: Wilma, a Polish orphan; Alfred, a German soldier; Elektra, an Estonian engineer; and Dalia, a Lithuanian woman. All four are connected by a single event that changes their lives forever - the death of Dalia's brother at sea after Germany has begun bombing their town.