I liked the coming of age story and the spunky, resourceful heroine. Josie could be the poster child for at risk youth. 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. I was pulled in immediately. She also cleans the house of the madam that her mother works for. Your recently viewed items and featured recommendations, Select the department you want to search in. 2. Normally I don’t like first person point of view, but Jo’s voice and perspective grabbed me. The mature content of OUT OF THE EASY will make it a tough sell for some families, but it's worth taking a chance. 'I spotted Frankie walking towards me on Conti Street.' Top subscription boxes – right to your door, © 1996-2021, Amazon.com, Inc. or its affiliates, Teen & Young Adult 20th Century United States Historical Fiction, Teen & Young Adult Historical Mysteries & Thrillers, Teen & Young Adult Fiction about Self Esteem & Reliance. Known among locals as the daughter of a brothel prostitute, Josie wants more out of life than the Big Easy has to offer. Instead, our system considers things like how recent a review is and if the reviewer bought the item on Amazon. Reviewed in the United States on December 27, 2017. Enter your mobile number or email address below and we'll send you a link to download the free Kindle App. 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. OUT OF THE EASY. Seventeen-year-old Josie Moraine wants more out of life than the Big Easy has to offer. 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. | ISBN 9781101607800 Known among locals as the daughter of a brothel prostitute, Josie wants more out of life than the Big Easy has to offer. Out of the Easy is a gripping, fascinating character driven suspense story. Living and working in a bookshop, 17-year-old Josie Moraine dreams of attending college—anything to get away from her mother, a prostitute with Hollywood dreams and a knack for getting involved with the worst men. Out of the Easy is set against the vivid backdrop of 1950s New Orleans. | Young Adult Brief content visible, double tap to read full content. It is her second published novel. Murder—Fiction. Josie is a sympathetic and down-to-earth heroine; her matter-of-fact, unflappable attitude toward sex, in particular, is refreshing and consistently surprising. Bring your club to Amazon Book Clubs, start a new book club and invite your friends to join, or find a club that’s right for you for free. About Out of the Easy “A haunting peek at the life of a teenage girl in 1950s New Orleans.”–Entertainment Weekly 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. Reviewed in the United States on May 16, 2016. Known among locals as the daughter of a brothel prostitute, Josie wants more out of life than the Big Easy has to offer. Great characterization. Reviewed in the United States on July 9, 2019. Immensely satisfying.–Kirkus Reviews, starred review, Sign up for news about books, authors, and more from Penguin Random House, Visit other sites in the Penguin Random House Network. Buy a cheap copy of Out of the Easy book by Ruta Sepetys. 10 people found this helpful Directed by Bethany Rooney. Reviewed in the United Kingdom on May 9, 2014. Out of the Easy is so damn charming. With a rich and realistic setting, a compelling and entertaining first-person narration, a colorful cast of memorable characters and an intriguing storyline, this is a surefire winner. At the same time, through no fault of her own, she is caught up in a sloppy attempt to cover up a crime, and the lives of the people she loves are in danger. A haunting peek at the life of a teenage girl in 1950s New Orleans.-- Entertainment Weekly It's 1950, and as the French Quarter of New Orleans simmers with... Free Shipping on all orders over $10. Out of the Easy by Ruta Sepetys available in Trade Paperback on Powells.com, also read synopsis and reviews. We are experiencing technical difficulties. I enjoyed this book immensely! Klaus and Elijah plan a Thanksgiving gathering in hopes of negotiating a truce; Vincent and Marcel realize Davina might be in over her head; Cami encounters a new threat. | Young Adult So, so good. He's a motorcycle-riding badass that your parents warned you about, but the people close to him know him better as a charming and caring guy. She has few options, no money, and most of the adults who love and guide her live by a moral compass that is more than a little askew. At once a suspenseful, drama-packed survival story, a romance, and an intricately researched work of historical fiction. To calculate the overall star rating and percentage breakdown by star, we don’t use a simple average. Her mother is a prostitute and her father is unknown to her. She is a girl with dreams, a girl who sees the life ahead, the one her selfish mother pursues, which is at the bottom of society. Buy, Mar 04, 2014 | ISBN 9780147508430 | Young Adult, Feb 12, 2013 | ISBN 9781101607800 | Young Adult, Feb 12, 2013 | ISBN 9781101601723 | Young Adult. When Aurora reveals that she has powerful leverage over Klaus, Hayley and Freya take matters into their own hands, leading to a deadly three-way confrontation. I was hooked from the first chapter. “A haunting peek at the life of a teenage girl in 1950s New Orleans.”--Entertainment WeeklyIt’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. Josie will do whatever it takes to better her life. Thank you for your entries! Earn Points, Discover Recommendations, Receive a Birthday Gift, and More! She believes that the only way out of New Orleans is to go to college in Boston. 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. I listened to it on audio and read the paper version. Conduct of life—Fiction. Summary: Josie, the seventeen-year-old daughter of a French Quarter prostitute, is striving to escape 1950 New Orleans and enroll at prestigious Smith College when she becomes entangled in a murder investigation. Ruta Sepetys -- whose excellent debut novel, Between Shades of Gray, was also set against a brutal backdrop -- again delivers a richly rewarding story. Please try again. Enjoy the videos and music you love, upload original content, and share it all with friends, family, and the world on YouTube. Advertisement. I really want to emphasize that a great narrator makes all the difference. The reader agonizes along with Josie. | Young Adult Wonderful settings, a flawed MC who makes mistakes but stays very relatable and likeable, secondary characters so lovable and true-to-life (Willie, Coky, Jesse, I want to hug them all), I couldn't stop reading, even if the mystery part was really predictable and a little ludicrous. 'Out of the Easy' is an easy read but then it is a coming of age novel for young adults. Out of The Easy by Ruda Sepetys is a novel about a girl named Josie. Reviewed in the United States on March 20, 2017. The Quarter most citizens of New Orleans pretend doesn't exist. The legions of fans that Sepetys earned with her best-selling debut novel will all be lining up for this. New Orleans lures her in her quest for truth, dangling temptation at every turn, and escalating to the ultimate test. 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. Getting out of the Easy is anything but. 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. I was so drawn into the main character’s world that I read the book in one sitting. The author's style like like a old time fifties' detective novel, with very direct speaking by the protagonist, Josie. Will Be Immersed in French Quarter Culture and Grit, Reviewed in the United States on July 28, 2013. Written by New York Times bestselling author Ruth Sepetys, this novel has something for everyone: love, mystery, murder, blackmail and warmth.Josie Moraine wants out of The Big Easy - she needs more than New Orleans can offer. Immensely satisfying.” —Kirkus, starred review* “[A]nother taut and charged historical novel… Sepetys has also built a stellar cast. Teen & Young Adult Fiction about Emotions & Feelings. Ruta Sepetys (www.rutasepetys.com) is an internationally acclaimed, #1 New York Times bestselling author of historical fiction published in over sixty countries and forty languages. This protagonist is well-drawn as are the settings and supporting characters in the book. Reviewed in the United Kingdom on May 15, 2013. After viewing product detail pages, look here to find an easy way to navigate back to pages you are interested in. “A haunting peek at the life of a teenage girl in 1950s New Orleans.”–Entertainment WeeklyIt’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. OUT OF THE EASY played out in a vividness associated with watching a play performed in front of your eyes. She takes life as she sees it, on the cuff. There was an error retrieving your Wish Lists. She lives in New Orleans and definitely comes from humble beginnings. Please try your request again later. It is such a delight and one of those rare books that I have raced through but did not really wish to finish! "A haunting peek at the life of a teenage girl in 1950s New Orleans." Reviewed in the United States on February 9, 2020. Her… More about Ruta Sepetys, Praise for OUT OF THE EASY“Street-smart, literary and compassionate… Atmospheric and assured…nicely paced novel.”–Wall Street Journal“A satisfying novel, bringing to life the midcentury French Quarter…Sepetys writes with rawness and palpable emotional unease.”–New York Times Book Review (Editor’s Choice)“A haunting peek at the life of a teenage girl in 1950s New Orleans.”–Entertainment Weekly“Like her debut title, Sepetys’s latest is full of transporting writing, drawing you into a past that is fully reconstructed by her superb imagination.”–Boston Globe“Unforgettable.”–Toronto Star* “With a rich and realistic setting, a compelling and entertaining first-person narration, a colorful cast of memorable characters and an intriguing storyline, this is a surefire winner. Unfortunately her mother who is a hooker is implicated in a murder, her fairy God-mother, a famous madam, wants her to stay in the Easy and her dear friends are anything but socially acceptable. Readers will find Josie irresistible from the get-go and will devour the sultry mix of mystery, historical detail, and romance.”–Publishers Weekly, starred review* “A Dickensian array of characters; the mystique, ambience, and language of the French Quarter; a suspenseful, action-packed story. With his help, Pip digs deeper, unveiling unsavory facts about Andie and the real reason Sal’s friends couldn’t provide him with an alibi. The Quarter most citizens of New Orleans pretend doesn't exist. by ... Pip sets out to prove Sal’s innocence, beginning with interviewing his younger brother, Ravi. When the novel begins, Josie has saved up a few hundred dollars to put her plan into action. Mar 04, 2014 Author Ruta Sepetys does a brilliant job of taking the reader into the authentic New Orleans French Quarter of the 1950's - The Quarter tourists support, but don't see. From the tender age of 12, Josie has made her own way in the world, working in a local bookstore in exchange for a safe place to sleep and cleaning the brothel to earn money toward her planned escape from the Big Easy. The Quarter that makes for a fabulous setting for novels. Josie, a daughter of a prostitute, cleans a brothel and sells books at a bookshop for a living. Author Ruta Sepetys does a brilliant job of taking the reader into the authentic New Orleans French Quarter of the 1950's - The Quarter tourists support, but don't see. LIES, DECEITS AND BETRAYALS — With a dire prophecy looming over them, Klaus and Elijah invite Lucien, Tristan and Aurora to a Thanksgiving gathering in an attempt to negotiate a truce. Known among locals as the daughter of a brothel prostitute, Josie wants more out of life than the Big Easy has to offer. Known among locals as the daughter of a brothel prostitute, Josie wants more out of life than the Big Easy has to offer. I loved the homage to old New Orleans. Out of the Easy is a 2013 work of young adult historical fiction by Ruta Sepetys. Readers will find Josie irresistible from the get-go (“The only reason I’d lift my skirt is to pull out my pistol and plug you,” she tells a guy early on) and will devour the sultry mix of mystery, historical detail, and romance.–Publishers Weekly, starred review**STARRED REVIEW** Step right onto the rough streets of the New Orleans French Quarter, circa 1950…and meet 17-year-old Josie Moraine, a feisty young woman whose mother, a prostitute in a Conti Street brothel, offers her nothing but scorn and abuse. [1. “Out of the Easy” is a young adult novel by Ruta Sepetys which follows 17-year-old Josie Moraine’s efforts to get out from under the shadow of her mother’s work as a prostitute, to leave New Orleans, and to attend college in Massachusetts. Reviewed in the United Kingdom on January 3, 2014. Out of the Easy is a 2013 novel by Ruta Sepetys. But someone is watching, and Pip may be in more danger than she realizes. Here is to Rising Above without Losing Yourself. Out of the Easy is a gripping, fascinating character driven suspense story. She takes historical fiction seriously, and her research shows. Author Ruta Sepetys does a brilliant job of taking the reader into the authentic New Orleans French Quarter of the 1950's - The Quarter tourists support, but don't see. Elsewhere, Marcel and Vincent are forced to take drastic measures when they realize Da… The 2015 Out of the Easy contest is now closed. Please try again later. Known among locals as the daughter of a brothel prostitute, Josie wants more out of life than the Big Easy has to offer. Josie Moraine, 18, is a protagonist readers love immediately and cheer for as they read. The book follows a young woman named Josie Moraine who lives in 1950’s New Orleans. ‘Not an easy transition’: Inside Trump’s unconventional first months out of office Most Mondays and Tuesdays, former President Donald Trump skips golf to … Her relationships and interactions with the people in her life felt real and legitimate. The Originals recap: Out of the Easy. Kudos to her. | ISBN 9780147508430 – The Wall Street Journal. It is a mix of murder-mystery, coming-of-age and a bit of romance, and I love how the author meshed these together to create the story of Josie in 1950s New Orleans. Out of the Easy is a gripping, fascinating character driven suspense story. Nothing says Thanksgiving like turkey, stuffing, lies, and a few broken necks. Let me just say that Lauren Fortgang is one of the best narrators ever. Please try again. 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. There are some meaningful messages here: that love can come from the unlikeliest of sources—the rough-and-tumble brothel madam is much more supportive of Josie than her mother ever was—and that we are all in control of our own destinies if only we choose to be. Ruta Sepetys (www.rutasepetys.com) is an internationally acclaimed, #1. Sepetys, Ruta. Out of the Easy is a slice of the life of Josie, a young woman who was born into a life in the gutter. With Joseph Morgan, Daniel Gillies, Phoebe Tonkin, Charles Michael Davis. The Out of the Easy Community Note includes chapter-by-chapter summary and analysis, character list, theme list, historical context, author biography and quizzes written by community members like you. Josie works and lives in a bookshop owned by a family friend. Her experience is likely miles away from most teens' coming-of-age stories, but she's immediately relatable. 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 especially loved Jesse Thierry. Help others learn more about this product by uploading a video! Equal parts book smart and street smart, Josie’s dream is to attend Smith College, and she will go to extremes, even blackmail, in her desperation to be accepted. Prostitition—Fiction. But just when her plans start to gain some traction, her mother strikes again, putting Josie in the middle of a murder investigation and saddling her with a mob debt. Full content visible, double tap to read brief content. Josie, a young woman in New Orleans, dreams that she can attend a famous Ivy League university: she's intelligent enough, her marks are good enough, even her part time job in a book shop would give her some credit to enable her to overcome her poverty. 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. You cannot help but marvel at her resourcefulness as she keeps pushing forward to advance her dreams. November 20, 2015 at 03:51 AM EST. New Orleans is a character in and of itself. 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