Remember, you are bound by the official secrets act…  

It is the summer of 1940. The world is at war. These days, you don’t know who you can trust or who might be a secret spy?

Maths whizz Jakob Novis has been recruited to the secret codebreaking centre at Bletchley Park. As Jakob works to crack the Nazi’s Enigma cipher, his younger sister Lizzie is busy on an undercover mission of her own: to find their mother.

Filled with codes to decipher and mysteries to unravel, this is the unputdownable historical adventure that will have you on the edge of your seats.

‘A thrilling World War II code-breaking adventure  filled with ciphers, secrets, and spies.’  Alan Gratz,  New York Times  bestselling author of  Refugee

*Winner of the Yoto Carnegie Shadowers’ Choice Medal for Writing 2023*

Cristian has lived his entire life in the grip of a repressive dictatorship. The country is governed by fear. When the secret police blackmail him, Cristian has an impossible choice. Save the life of his sick grandfather by informing on his family, or risk his life – and all of theirs – by resisting?

At 17, Cristian dreams of being free but doesn’t know where to turn. In this climate of constant suspicion, can he trust his best friend, his girlfriend or even his family?

Closely based on the real events of the Romanian Revolution of 1989, this is a powerful, heart-breaking thriller from the author of Salt to the Sea, winner of the Carnegie Medal.

Madrid, 1957.

Daniel, young, wealthy and unsure of his place in the world, views the city through the lens of his camera.

Ana, a hotel maid whose family is suffering under the fascist dictatorship of General Franco.

Lives and hearts collide as they unite to uncover the hidden darkness within the city.

A darkness that could engulf them all . . .

Master storyteller Ruta Sepetys once again shines light into one of history’s darkest corners in this epic, heart-wrenching novel about identity, unforgettable love and the hidden violence of silence.

‘Ruta Sepetys is a master of historical fiction’ Elizabeth Wein, author of CODE NAME VERITY

**PRAISE FOR THE FOUNTAINS OF SILENCE**

Longlisted for the Carnegie Medal 2021

‘Spain under Francisco Franco is as dystopian a setting as Margaret Atwood’s Gilead’ New York Times

‘A staggering tale of love, loss and national shame’ Entertainment Weekly

‘Gripping. Ruta Sepetys is the finest writer of historical fiction working today’ The Wall Street Journal

‘Captivating, deft, and illuminating historical fiction.’
Booklist

‘A stunning novel that exposes modern fascism and elevates human resilience.’
Kirkus

‘An exemplary work of historical fiction.’
The Horn Book

It’s early 1945 and a group of people trek across Germany, bound together by their desperation to reach the ship that can take them away from the war-ravaged land. Four young people, each haunted by their own dark secret, narrate their unforgettable stories. Fans of The Book Thief or Helen Dunmore’s The Siege will be totally absorbed.

This inspirational novel is based on a true story from the Second World War. When the German ship the Wilhelm Gustloff was sunk in port in early 1945 it had over 9000 civilian refugees, including children, on board. Nearly all were drowned. Ruta Sepetys, acclaimed author of Between Shades of Grey, brilliantly imagines their story.

‘Ruta Sepetys is a master of historical fiction’ Elizabeth Wein, author of CODE NAME VERITY