And often my next question is, Why don’t we know more about this? Those questions were on my mind when I set off for Spain to research The Fountains of Silence. None of that happened here.Īs an author of historical fiction, that’s a common query of mine when traveling. My host was quick to reassure: Yes, lots of history here! Come, be our guest, and don’t worry, Goebbels shot his wife and six children in a bunker. I wasn’t over the moon in Berlin either when I discovered my resting place had once been the office of Nazi propaganda henchman Joseph Goebbels. I do love history, and of course I want to hear all about local ghosts. That’s what the hotel clerk in New Orleans said when she gave me the key. Here, the beloved YA writer reflects on her invitation to the table of history. Ruta Sepetys’ stunning new novel, The Fountains of Silence, takes place during a period rarely explored in young adult literature: Franco’s Spain.
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