Winter, 1945. Four teenagers. Four secrets.
Each one born of a different homeland; each one hunted, and haunted, by tragedy, lies…and war.
As
thousands of desperate refugees 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.
Yet not all promises can be kept.
Inspired by the single greatest tragedy in maritime history, bestselling and award-winning author Ruta Sepetys (Between Shades of Gray)
lifts the veil on a shockingly little-known casualty of World War II.
An illuminating and life-affirming tale of heart and hope.
Every year, Blue Sargent
stands next to her clairvoyant mother as the soon-to-be dead walk past.
Blue never sees them--until this year, when a boy emerges from the dark
and speaks to her.
His name is Gansey, a rich student at
Aglionby, the local private school. Blue has a policy of staying away
from Aglionby boys. Known as Raven Boys, they can only mean trouble.
But
Blue is drawn to Gansey, in a way she can't entirely explain. He is on a
quest that has encompassed three other Raven Boys: Adam, the
scholarship student who resents the privilege around him; Ronan, the
fierce soul whose emotions range from anger to despair; and Noah, the
taciturn watcher who notices many things but says very little.
For
as long as she can remember, Blue has been warned that she will cause
her true love to die. She doesn't believe in true love, and never
thought this would be a problem. But as her life becomes caught up in
the strange and sinister world of the Raven Boys, she's not so sure
anymore.
