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Georgia Hunter’s debut novel, We Were the Lucky Ones, follows the Kurc family—three generations of Polish Jews—from the relative normalcy of prewar Radom to the horrors that unfold across Europe during World War II. As the war escalates, each family member must navigate perilous escape routes: a sibling forced into exile, another attempting to flee the continent, others laboring in ghettos or hiding among Gentiles. Across jazz clubs in Paris, the beaches of Rio de Janeiro, Krakow’s brutal prison, and the Siberian gulag, the Kurcs rely on hope, ingenuity, and inner strength to persevere. Hunter’s sweeping narrative spans six years and five continents, portraying the capacity of the human spirit to endure amid the darkest moments of the twentieth century.
First publish date: 2017
Genre: Historical Fiction/20th Century Historical Fiction
Authors: Georgia Hunter
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