Book Club: Salt to the Sea

Book Club: Salt to the Sea

Join us for our May Book Club: Salt to the Sea by Ruta Sepetys. Our group discussion dates will be held on May 15th at 6:00PM and May 16th at 2:15PM.

While the Titanic and Lusitania are both well-documented disasters, the single greatest tragedy in maritime history is the little-known January 30, 1945 sinking in the Baltic Sea by a Soviet submarine of the Wilhelm Gustloff, a German cruise liner that was supposed to ferry wartime personnel and refugees to safety from the advancing Red Army. The ship was overcrowded with more than 10,500 passengers — the intended capacity was approximately 1,800 — and more than 9,000 people, including 5,000 children, lost their lives.