How long was Lina imprisoned in between shades of gray?

Lina and Jonas survived, they were imprisoned for 12 years. Lina married Andrius.

What happens to Lina in Between Shades of Gray?

People die from the harsh conditions. Lina learns that her family was deported because her parents helped her cousin Joana's family repatriate to Germany. Elena learns from a cruel officer that Kostas has died in prison, and Elena soon becomes sick and dies. Lina is left to take care of herself and Jonas alone.

How old was Lina in Between Shades of Gray?

Summary from Goodreads: Lina is just like any other fifteen-year-old Lithuanian girl in 1941. She paints, she draws, she gets crushes on boys. Until one night when Soviet officers barge into her home, tearing her family from the comfortable life they've known.

Who does Lina marry in Between Shades of Gray?

Though Andrius and Lina are separated after Lina and her family are moved from the first camp, Lina's letter in the epilogue shows that the two survived, reconnected, and eventually married.

Do Andrius and Lina find each other?

(view spoiler) Lina and Andrius both survived. They found one another again when they returned to Lithuania and they got married.

Author Ruta Sepetys talks about the true history behind Between Shades of Gray

What does NKVD stand for in Between Shades of Gray?

Ruta Sepetys's stunning debut novel begins on June 14, 1941, as the NKVD (the Soviet secret police) pound on the door of the Vilkas family's home.

Is between shades of GREY a true story?

Based on the true stories of Baltic citizens, Between Shades of Gray is a detailed, riveting, and thought-provoking story of the terrors that the Baltic people faced during WWII under Stalin. In 1939, the Soviet Union occupied Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania and annexed them as part of the USSR.

How old is Jonas vilkas?

Jonas Vilkas: Lina's 10-year-old brother. He is a major character, beloved by all, including the sour Mr. Stalas.

Who is Elena vilkas?

Elena Vilkas is Lina's mother, and is still a woman in the prime of her life when she is deported from her home in Lithuania. Though she is a homemaker and relies on Kostas' income from the university to support the family, Elena was sent to Moscow for her schooling and is considered highly educated.

Why do you think Elena smashed all her favorite china?

Elena smashes all of her fine possessions because she does not want the Soviets to take them and enjoy them, or sell them. She decides to destroy them herself because at least then their loss is her choice, not theirs.

Is Between Shades of Gray and ashes in the snow the same book?

Ashes in the Snow is a World War II drama film based on The New York Times best selling novel Between Shades of Gray by Ruta Sepetys.

Is ashes in the snow a true story?

Ashes in the Snow is based on the 2011 novel Between Shades of Gray by Ruta Sepetys, a Lithuanian-American writer who based it on the true story of Irena Spakauskiene, a 13-year-old Lithuanian girl who was deported from Lithuania to Siberia in 1941.

Who is Mrs Arvydas in Between Shades of Gray?

Andrius' mother is the attractive wife of a Lithuanian officer who is believed to be dead. She and her son are extremely protective of each other, and Mrs. Arvydas agrees to sleep with NKVD officers so that they do not kill Andrius.

Who is Janina in Between Shades of Gray?

A young girl who is deported along with her family. Janina loses her doll, and often pretends that the doll's ghost speaks to her. She, like Jonas, develops scurvy and is only saved at the very last moment by Dr.

Who is Kretzsky Between Shades of Gray?

A blonde NKVD soldier who seems to take pleasure in torturing Lina, Elena, and the other deportees. Under circumstances Lina does not fully understand, Elena manages to strike up a friendship with Kretszky. When Elena dies, Kretszky expresses remorse at her loss, recalling how he felt when he lost his own mother.

What did Andrius give Lina?

Andrius gives the stone to Lina, who derives strength from a beautiful object given to her by someone she admires. Lina in turn passes it to Jonas for comfort when he is ill. When he recovers, Jonas gives it back to Andrius, declaring it a lucky object.

What does Peerestan mean in English?

Peerestan- Russian word that means stop.

What did Lina draw on that she hoped would be passed along to Papa?

“Do you have a handkerchief I could borrow?” he asked. I nodded and quickly handed him the hankie, neatly folded to conceal my writing… The man patted his brow with the handkerchief before putting it in his pocket. Pass it along, I thought, imagining the hankie traveling hand to hand until it reached Papa.

How do they find out they're being separated from the men's trains?

Jonas peers through and sees men approaching the train. Though the bald man thinks they are partisans who might be able to help them, they are really men who have come to unhook train cars from each other. Lina realizes they are being separated from the men's trains.

How old is Jonas in ashes in the snow?

Lina, her 10-year-old brother Jonas and their mother Elena are ordered to pack only necessities from their home in Lithuania by Soviet officers and charged as criminals.

Is there a salt to the sea movie?

Universal Pictures is developing a movie based on Ruta Sepetys' historical novel “Salt to the Sea,” and set up the project with “Transformers” producer Lorenzo di Bonaventura. The studio won the rights in an auction.

What is Ashes in the Snow age rating?

I thought some parts were going to be different to avoid showing some of the brutality (the movie's rated PG-13), but actually, it was more brutal and disturbing than I thought it would be. It does not shy away from some of the realities of their situation.

Is there a part 2 to Between Shades of Gray?

Although I don't currently have plans for a sequel to "Between Shades of Gray" you never know what will happen in the future. :-) My forthcoming novel, Salt to the Sea, will be published in February and it features one of the characters from "Between Shades of Gray." So it could be considered a companion novel.

What happened at the end of ashes in the snow?

Elena grows weak and dies, leaving Lina to care for Jonas. A Soviet doctor arrives at their camp just in time to save the ailing boy. The story ends with Lina feeling some sense of hope because she and Jonas have survived the winter. The epilogue indicates that Andrius and Lina reunite and marry after the war.