Publication: February 12, 2013
Publisher: Philomel Books
It’s 1950, and as the French Quarter of New
Orleans simmers with secrets, seventeen-year-old Josie Moraine is silently
stirring a pot of her own. Known among locals as the daughter of a brothel
prostitute, Josie wants more out of life than the Big Easy has to
offer.
She devises a plan get out, but a mysterious death in the Quarter leaves Josie tangled in an investigation that will challenge her allegiance to her mother, her conscience, and Willie Woodley, the brusque madam on Conti Street. Josie is caught between the dream of an elite college and a clandestine underworld. New Orleans lures her in her quest for truth, dangling temptation at every turn, and escalating to the ultimate test. With characters as captivating as those in her internationally bestselling novel Between Shades of Gray, Ruta Sepetys skillfully creates a rich story of secrets, lies, and the haunting reminder that decisions can shape our destiny. |
I loved Josie. She is
so sweet, hardworking, smart, and determined. Josie and her mother have a very
complicated relationship. Some people should not be parents, and I think her
mom is one of those people.
Josie lives by herself in an apartment in the bookshop
that she works at in New Orleans during the 1950’s. Aside from that job she
also cleans after clients at the house of a well-known madam. But she isn’t satisfied with the life that she
currently has. Josie wants more... She doesn’t want people to judge her based
on what her mom does. She wants to attend college, get a degree, and make
something of herself.
“Now don't let fear keep you in New Orleans.
Sometimes we set off down a road thinkin' we're goin' one place and we end up
another. But that's okay. The important thing is to start.”
What did I not like?
Pretty much nothing. The story seemed to go at decent pace, and I never once
felt like it dragged and I never got bored. All of the different characters
like Willie, Cokie, Patrick, and even some of the other prostitutes added to
the story and made it come to life.
The story is told from
Josie’s POV and I thought the author did a great job of making the characters
seem real. Reading Out of the Easy made
me think about the choices we make in life and how those choices can shape our
future. I can’t wait to try out other works from Ruta Sepetys.
I have the hard copy of Out of the Easy and the audiobook version of, but decided to try it out on audio and I have to say that I loved it. This is one of the best and most entertaining audiobooks I have listened to in a while. The narrator, Lauren Fortgang does an awesome job with all of the characters different voices/accents. Now I want to find more audiobooks narrated by her to see if they are just as good.
RATING: 5 out of 5.
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