I will never be able to recommend this book enough. It has been on my Goodreads to-read shelf since ages, but then I've stumbled across it in this German bookshop. I really liked the cover, so it caught my attention. Eventually, I found out it was the German edition of Between Shades of Gray. Which so happened to end up as my favourite book.
Author: Ruta Šepetys
Title: Between Shades of Gray
Published: 22nd March 2011
Pages: 344
Price: £3.95
Publisher: Philomel Books
Rate: 5 out of 5
“Have you ever wondered what a human life is worth? That morning, my brother's was worth a pocket watch.”
History can tell many stories. It may also forget some. Should we look into history books, we probably won't be able to find a mention of Lithuanian people and their deportation. And why is that? Simply because the victims were not allowed to speak of any of those terrible things that happened to them. All their stories and memories have often been put into a special container and buried in gardens or fields in a hope that someone would find it and listen to their cries for help. Between Shades of Gray is an important book, because it is a proof that these cries were finally heard and made aware of.