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We Were the lucky ones
Inspired by the incredible true story of one jewish family sepatated at the start of world war ll,determined to survuve and to reunite we were the licky ones is a tribute to the triumph of hope and love against all pads.
Love in the face of global adversity. It couldn;t be more timely -glamour
It is the spring of 1939 and three generations of the kutc family are doing their best to live normal lives,even as the shadow of war grows closer.The talk around the family seder table is of new babies and budding romance,not of the increasing hardships threatening jews in their hometown of radom,poland.But soonthe kurcs will be flung to the far corners of the world,each desperately trying to navigate his or her own path to safety.
As one sibling is forced into exile,another attempts to flee the continent,while others struggle to escape certain death,either by working grueling hours on empty stomachs in the factories of the ghettor or by hiding as gentiles in plain sight.Driven by an unwavering will to survive and by the fear that they may never see on another again,the kurcs must rely in hope,ingenuity,and inner strngth to persevere.
An extrordinary propulsive novel,we were lucky ones demonstrates how in the face of the twentieth century's darkest moment,the human spirit can endure and even thrive.
Inspired by the incredible true story of one jewish family sepatated at the start of world war ll,determined to survuve and to reunite we were the licky ones is a tribute to the triumph of hope and love against all pads.
Love in the face of global adversity. It couldn;t be more timely -glamour
It is the spring of 1939 and three generations of the kutc family are doing their best to live normal lives,even as the shadow of war grows closer.The talk around the family seder table is of new babies and budding romance,not of the increasing hardships threatening jews in their hometown of radom,poland.But soonthe kurcs will be flung to the far corners of the world,each desperately trying to navigate his or her own path to safety.
As one sibling is forced into exile,another attempts to flee the continent,while others struggle to escape certain death,either by working grueling hours on empty stomachs in the factories of the ghettor or by hiding as gentiles in plain sight.Driven by an unwavering will to survive and by the fear that they may never see on another again,the kurcs must rely in hope,ingenuity,and inner strngth to persevere.
An extrordinary propulsive novel,we were lucky ones demonstrates how in the face of the twentieth century's darkest moment,the human spirit can endure and even thrive.
A Finalist for the National Jewish Book Awards’ Book Club Award
A Women’s National Book Association Great Group Read
“Reading Georgia Hunter’s We Were the Lucky Ones is like being swung heart first into history. Her engrossing and deeply affecting account . . . will leave you breathless. But the true wonder of the book is how convincingly Hunter inhabits these characters, each modeled after her own family members. This is their story Hunter is telling so beautifully and profoundly, and ours as well. A brave and mesmerizing debut, and a truly tremendous accomplishment.” —Paula McLain, author of The Paris Wife and Circling the Sun
“We Were the Lucky Ones is the most gripping novel I've read in years. Georgia Hunter pulled me into another world, vivid, horrifying, astonishing, and heartbreaking.” —Lauren Belfer, New York Times bestselling author of And After the Fire, A Fierce Radiance, and City of Light.
“We Were the Lucky Ones is a skillfully woven reimagining of [Hunter’s] own family’s struggle for survival during World War II . . . with spectacular historical detail. This emotionally resonant, gripping portrait of the war is filled with beautifully drawn and wonderfully heroic characters I won’t soon forget.” —Jillian Cantor, author of Margot and The Hours Count
“Georgia Hunter has crafted her own family history into a sprawling, yet still intimate portrait of those swept up in the devastation of war and scattered to the winds. It is an astonishing saga of hope, of luck, of destruction, and most remarkably of love, made all the more astonishing because of the true story at its core.” —David R. Gillham, New York Times bestselling author of City of Women“Elegantly executed and always clear, Hunter evokes pre-war Poland with loving detail, clearly showing what was left behind and lost. . . . We Were the Lucky Ones is a compelling read, notable for Hunter’s clear portraits of her plucky, resilient family, and for her ability to build suspense and investment without emotional manipulation.” —Courtney Naliboff, ReformJudaism
A Women’s National Book Association Great Group Read
“Reading Georgia Hunter’s We Were the Lucky Ones is like being swung heart first into history. Her engrossing and deeply affecting account . . . will leave you breathless. But the true wonder of the book is how convincingly Hunter inhabits these characters, each modeled after her own family members. This is their story Hunter is telling so beautifully and profoundly, and ours as well. A brave and mesmerizing debut, and a truly tremendous accomplishment.” —Paula McLain, author of The Paris Wife and Circling the Sun
“We Were the Lucky Ones is the most gripping novel I've read in years. Georgia Hunter pulled me into another world, vivid, horrifying, astonishing, and heartbreaking.” —Lauren Belfer, New York Times bestselling author of And After the Fire, A Fierce Radiance, and City of Light.
“We Were the Lucky Ones is a skillfully woven reimagining of [Hunter’s] own family’s struggle for survival during World War II . . . with spectacular historical detail. This emotionally resonant, gripping portrait of the war is filled with beautifully drawn and wonderfully heroic characters I won’t soon forget.” —Jillian Cantor, author of Margot and The Hours Count
“Georgia Hunter has crafted her own family history into a sprawling, yet still intimate portrait of those swept up in the devastation of war and scattered to the winds. It is an astonishing saga of hope, of luck, of destruction, and most remarkably of love, made all the more astonishing because of the true story at its core.” —David R. Gillham, New York Times bestselling author of City of Women“Elegantly executed and always clear, Hunter evokes pre-war Poland with loving detail, clearly showing what was left behind and lost. . . . We Were the Lucky Ones is a compelling read, notable for Hunter’s clear portraits of her plucky, resilient family, and for her ability to build suspense and investment without emotional manipulation.” —Courtney Naliboff, ReformJudaism
About the Author
When Georgia Hunter was fifteen years old, she learned that she came from a family of Holocaust survivors. We Were the Lucky Ones was born of her quest to uncover her family’s staggering history. Hunter’s website, georgiahunterauthor.com, offers a behind-the-scenes glimpse at the extensive research this project has entailed. She lives in Connecticut.
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