I Must Betray You
ืคืืจืณ 2022 ยท Penguin
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#1 New York Times Bestseller and winner of the Carnegie Medal!
A gut-wrenching, startling historical thriller about communist Romania and the citizen spy network that devastated a nation, from the #1 New York Times bestselling, award-winning author of Salt to the Sea and Between Shades of Gray.
Romania, 1989. Communist regimes are crumbling across Europe. Seventeen-year-old Cristian Florescu dreams of becoming a writer, but Romanians arenโt free to dream; they are bound by rules and force.
Amidst the tyrannical dictatorship of Nicolae Ceauศescu in a country governed by isolation and fear, Cristian is blackmailed by the secret police to become an informer. Heโs left with only two choices: betray everyone and everything he lovesโor use his position to creatively undermine the most notoriously evil dictator in Eastern Europe.
Cristian risks everything to unmask the truth behind the regime, give voice to fellow Romanians, and expose to the world what is happening in his country. He eagerly joins the revolution to fight for change when the time arrives. But what is the cost of freedom?
Master storyteller Ruta Sepetys is back with a historical thriller that examines the little-known history of a nation defined by silence, pain, and the unwavering conviction of the human spirit.
Praise for I Must Betray You:
โAs educational as it is thrilling...[T]he power of I Must Betray You [is] it doesnโt just describe the destabilizing effects of being spied on; it will make you experience them too.โ โNew York Times Book Review
โA historical heart-pounderโฆMs. Sepetys, across her body of work, has become a tribune of the unsung historical moment and a humane voice of moral clarity.โ โThe Wall Street Journal
* "Sepetys brilliantly blends a staggering amount of research with heart, craft, and insight in a way very few writers can. Compulsively readable and brilliant." โKirkus Reviews, starred review
* "Sepetys once again masterfully portrays a dark, forgotten corner of history." โBooklist, starred review
* "Sepetysโs latest book maintains the caliber readers have come to expect from an author whose focus on hidden histories has made her a YA powerhouse of historical ยญfictionโฆSepetys is a formidable writer, and her stories declare the need to write about global issues of social injustice. For that reason and her attention to detail, this is a must-read." โSchool Library Journal, starred review
* "Cristianโs tense first-person narrative foregrounds stark historical realities, unflinchingly confronting deprivations and cruelty while balancing them with perseverance and hope as Romania hurtles toward political change." โPublishers Weekly, starred review
โSepetys keeps readers riveted to this vivid, heartbreaking and compelling novel, locked into every meticulously researched detail. I Must Betray You demands a full investment from its audience--through poetic writing, sympathetic characters, revolutionary plot and pacing, it grips the heart and soul and leaves one breathless.โ โShelf Awareness, starred review
"A master class in pacing and atmosphere." โBookPage
A gut-wrenching, startling historical thriller about communist Romania and the citizen spy network that devastated a nation, from the #1 New York Times bestselling, award-winning author of Salt to the Sea and Between Shades of Gray.
Romania, 1989. Communist regimes are crumbling across Europe. Seventeen-year-old Cristian Florescu dreams of becoming a writer, but Romanians arenโt free to dream; they are bound by rules and force.
Amidst the tyrannical dictatorship of Nicolae Ceauศescu in a country governed by isolation and fear, Cristian is blackmailed by the secret police to become an informer. Heโs left with only two choices: betray everyone and everything he lovesโor use his position to creatively undermine the most notoriously evil dictator in Eastern Europe.
Cristian risks everything to unmask the truth behind the regime, give voice to fellow Romanians, and expose to the world what is happening in his country. He eagerly joins the revolution to fight for change when the time arrives. But what is the cost of freedom?
Master storyteller Ruta Sepetys is back with a historical thriller that examines the little-known history of a nation defined by silence, pain, and the unwavering conviction of the human spirit.
Praise for I Must Betray You:
โAs educational as it is thrilling...[T]he power of I Must Betray You [is] it doesnโt just describe the destabilizing effects of being spied on; it will make you experience them too.โ โNew York Times Book Review
โA historical heart-pounderโฆMs. Sepetys, across her body of work, has become a tribune of the unsung historical moment and a humane voice of moral clarity.โ โThe Wall Street Journal
* "Sepetys brilliantly blends a staggering amount of research with heart, craft, and insight in a way very few writers can. Compulsively readable and brilliant." โKirkus Reviews, starred review
* "Sepetys once again masterfully portrays a dark, forgotten corner of history." โBooklist, starred review
* "Sepetysโs latest book maintains the caliber readers have come to expect from an author whose focus on hidden histories has made her a YA powerhouse of historical ยญfictionโฆSepetys is a formidable writer, and her stories declare the need to write about global issues of social injustice. For that reason and her attention to detail, this is a must-read." โSchool Library Journal, starred review
* "Cristianโs tense first-person narrative foregrounds stark historical realities, unflinchingly confronting deprivations and cruelty while balancing them with perseverance and hope as Romania hurtles toward political change." โPublishers Weekly, starred review
โSepetys keeps readers riveted to this vivid, heartbreaking and compelling novel, locked into every meticulously researched detail. I Must Betray You demands a full investment from its audience--through poetic writing, sympathetic characters, revolutionary plot and pacing, it grips the heart and soul and leaves one breathless.โ โShelf Awareness, starred review
"A master class in pacing and atmosphere." โBookPage
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Ruta Sepetys (www.rutasepetys.com) is an internationally acclaimed, #1 New York Times bestselling author of historical fiction published in over sixty countries and forty languages. Sepetys is considered a "crossover" novelist, as her books are read by both teens and adults worldwide. Her novels Between Shades of Gray, Out of the Easy, and Salt to the Sea have won or been shortlisted for more than forty book prizes, and are included on more than sixty state award lists. Between Shades of Gray was adapted into the film Ashes in the Snow, and her other novels are currently in development for TV and film. Winner of the Carnegie Medal, Ruta is passionate about the power of history and literature to foster global awareness and connectivity. She has presented to NATO, to the European Parliament, in the United States Capitol, and at embassies worldwide. Ruta was born and raised in Michigan and now lives with her family in Nashville, Tennessee. Follow her on Twitter and Instagram @RutaSepetys.
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