Driven by an unwavering will to survive and by the fear that they may never see one another again, the Kurcs must rely on hope, ingenuity, and inner strength to persevere. An extraordinary, propulsive novel, We Were the Lucky Ones demonstrates how in the face of the twentieth century’s darkest moment, the human spirit can endure and even thrive. Q&A with Georgia Hunter, author of We Were the Lucky Ones.

Below is more about the process in the author’s own words.

Hunter’s website,, offers a behind-the-scenes glimpse at the extensive research this project has entailed. But soon the horrors overtaking Europe will become inescapable and the 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 ghetto or by hiding as gentiles in plain sight. She will be speaking live on the Anything Goes Kim Berns radio show on Thursday, March 30th around 11:30am. Author: When Georgia Hunter was fifteen years old, she learned that she came from a family of Holocaust survivors. Click over to the podcast website for a list of books mentioned in this episode.

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. Georgia Hunter is a writer, author, traveler, family historian. We Were The Lucky Ones by Georgia Hunter. It is the spring of 1939 and three generations of the Kurc family are doing their best to live normal lives, even as the shadow of war grows closer.

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