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V šedých tónech
Author: Ruta Sepetys
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V šedých tónech explores deportations from Lithuania through the experience of the teenage Lina. Art and family ties anchor a narrative of violence and dignity, giving its historical setting the form of a personal novel.
The historical novel V šedých tónech follows fifteen-year-old Lina, whose life changes abruptly in 1941 when the Soviet secret police intervene. With her mother and younger brother, she is uprooted from her Lithuanian home and deported toward Siberia. Ruta Sepetys connects a teenage girl's personal story with the violence of a totalitarian regime, family solidarity, memory, and human dignity. Visual art is an important part of Lina's world, allowing her to record experiences and preserve a connection to what she has lost.
Book information
- Author
- Ruta Sepetys, Ruta Sepetysová
- Publisher
- Albatros Media a.s.
- Imprint
- Cooboo
- Formát
- Audiobook
- Language
- Czech
- Genre
- historická próza, Young adult
- Original title
- Between Shades of Gray
- ISBN
- 978-80-754-4295-6
- Publication date
- 3. June 2019
- Duration
- 8 h 12 min
- Chapters
- 21
What is V šedých tónech about?
Lina is fifteen, with artistic ambitions and a vision of the future interrupted by Soviet repression. One evening, the secret police burst into the family home and take Lina, her mother, and her younger brother away. Instead of school and ordinary adolescence, she faces deportation and a life in which hunger, humiliation, fear, and uncertainty become daily trials.
The novel focuses on preserving identity and humanity under systematic oppression. Lina draws on her artistic talent. Drawing is more than a pastime: it becomes a way to record events, communicate, and preserve memory.
Set against Soviet deportations of people from the Baltic region, the story connects its young protagonist's personal perspective with the wider experience of those affected by Stalinist repression. Despite the difficult subject, family bonds, solidarity, and hope remain important, alongside the question of what helps a person resist being completely broken by circumstances.
Themes and motifs
Soviet repression and deportation
The story is set during Stalinist repression and the forced deportation of people from Lithuania.
Survival and human dignity
Lina and her family face conditions in which survival also involves trying to preserve their values and humanity.
Family
The relationships between Lina, her mother, and her younger brother provide one of the story's main sources of support.
Art and memory
Lina's drawing serves as a personal means of expression, recording events, and preserving memory.
Hope
The story explores maintaining hope amid fear, violence, and uncertainty.
Setting
Lithuania and places associated with forced deportation toward Siberia during Soviet repression from 1941 onward.
Main characters
Lina
The artistically gifted fifteen-year-old protagonist, deported from her home with her family.
Lina's mother
A mother who remains a central source of support for her children during deportation.
Lina's younger brother
The younger family member deported alongside Lina and their mother.
Who is this book for?
For listeners of historical fiction and stories rooted in the experiences of people affected by totalitarian regimes, as well as readers interested in Baltic history, memory, and personal accounts of survival.
Book context
Between Shades of Gray is Ruta Sepetys's debut novel. The English edition was published in 2011, and the story was later adapted into the film Ashes in the Snow.
Adaptations
Ashes in the Snow
Otázky o knihe
What is V šedých tónech about?
The story follows fifteen-year-old Lina, whom the Soviet secret police deport from Lithuania toward Siberia with her mother and younger brother in 1941.
Who wrote V šedých tónech?
The novel's author is Ruta Sepetys.
What is the original title of V šedých tónech?
The original English title is Between Shades of Gray.
How long is the V šedých tónech audiobook?
It runs 8 hours and 12 minutes.
Who narrates V šedých tónech?
The Czech audiobook is narrated by Marie Štípková.
Has V šedých tónech been adapted for film?
Yes. The novel was adapted into the film Ashes in the Snow.
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