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| Author | Ruta Sepetys |
|---|---|
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Historical fiction |
| Publisher | Philomel Books |
Publication date | 2013 |
| Media type | |
| Pages | 346 |
| ISBN | 039925692X |
Out of the Easy is a 2013 novel by Ruta Sepetys. It is her second published novel [1] and was listed as a 2014 Best Children's Book of the Year from the Children's Book Committee of Bank Street College of Education. [2]
It features Josie Moraine, a young woman in the 1950s French Quarter of New Orleans who struggles to escape her family and become the author of her own destiny. The novel became a New York Times bestseller and was listed as an Editor's Choice in the New York Times on February 15, 2013. [3]
Sepetys has said that Out of the Easy was born from her discovery of the biography The Last Madam: A Life in the New Orleans Underworld and her interest in post-war America, which, contrary to her expectations, was full of "suffering and secrets." [4] She also attributes her interest in New Orleans to a gift of vintage opera glasses with an engraved name, enabling her to find out who the original owner was. [5] As with all her books, Sepetys undertook several research trips, which led her to discover news articles about "tourists who met an untimely end"; she later worked this into the novel. [6]
References
- ^ "Out of the Easy by Ruta Sepetys - Penguin Books USA". Archived from the original on 2015-12-22. Retrieved 2015-12-10.
- ^ "Best Children's Books of the Year". Bank Street College of Education. Retrieved 2023-04-05.
- ^ "Editors' Choice". The New York Times. 2013-02-15. Retrieved 2014-02-23.
- ^ Lynn Green. "Ruta Sepetys: Life isn't so easy for her unlikely heroine". bookpage.com. Retrieved 2015-02-10.
- ^ Rhys Jones (17 May 2013). "An Interview With Ruta Sepetys transcript". thirstforfiction.com. Retrieved 2015-02-10.
- ^ Ingrid Roper. "Q & A with Ruta Sepetys". Publishers Weekly. Retrieved 2015-02-10.
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