Module 4 – Book Re view 1 Review of Ruta Sepetys’s SALT TO THE SEA *This review was written for a course through Sam Houston State University. 1. BIBLIOGRAPHY Sepetys , Ruta ( 2017 ) . SALT TO THE SEA . Philomel Books . ISBN: 978-0142423622 2. PLOT SUMMARY Salt to the Sea is a historical fiction novel set in early 1945 near the end of World War II. The story follows four young people from different places and walks of life . The first is Joana who is a nurse from Lithuania. The next is Emilia who is a pregnant teenager from Poland. Then there is Florian who is an artist from Prussia. Finally, there is Alfred, a German soldier. Each of these refugees are trying to escape the Soviet army and find safety while dealing with their own traumas. All four characters have experienced terrible things during the war and carr...