Author and speaker Ruta Sepetys‘ award-winning novel Between Shades of Gray has been adapted for the screen as a dramatic film, known as Ashes in the Snow, starring Bel Powley (Diary of a Teenage Girl). Powley’s character is Lina, a young girl who has been forced out of her home with her mother and brother and forced into Siberia during WWII; she secretly documents her struggles with the Soviet Guard and her own will to live so her fate and that of the Lithuanian people will never be forgotten.
Ashes in the Snow is set to start production this coming winter and will be directed by Marius Markevicius (The Other Dream Team). Producers Jonathan Schwartz and Zilvinas Naujokas are expected to co-produce with Markevicius.
Author Ruta Sepetys
Ruta Sepetys was recently honored by the Lithuanian government for her honest and heartbreaking portrayal of the country in Between Shades of Gray. Her most recent novel, Out of the Easy, is also a NYT Bestseller and explores the historical complexities of New Orleans’ French Quarter.
To invite Ruta Sepetys to speak at your next event or to learn more about her schedule, please contact Books In Common.
