Out of the Easy
| Author | Ruta Sepetys |
|---|---|
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Historical Fiction |
| Publisher | Philomel Books |
Publication date | 2013 |
| Media type | |
| Pages | 352 |
| ISBN | 039925692X |
Out of the Easy is a 2013 novel by Ruta Sepetys. It is her second published novel.[1] 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 chosen as an Editor’s Choice in the New York Times on February 15, 2013.[2]
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."[3] She also attributes her interest in New Orleans to a gift of vintage opera glasses, which still had the old owner's name engraved, enabling her to find out who the original owner was.[4] As with all her books, Sepetys undertook several research trips, which lead her to discover news articles about "tourists who met an untimely end"; she later worked this into the novel.[5]
References
- ↑ http://www.penguin.com/book/out-of-the-easy-by-ruta-sepetys/9780399256929
- ↑ "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. "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.