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We Were the Lucky Ones
Georgia Hunter · historical fiction
In March 1939 the Kurc family gathers for Passover in Radom, Poland; by autumn the war has scattered Sol and Nechuma’s children from the ghetto to a Siberian camp, occupied France, and a refugee ship bound for Brazil. Georgia Hunter’s 2017 novel is World War II saga historical fiction of the years they spend trying to stay alive and find one another, drawn from the author’s own family.
Why read it: A widely searched Holocaust novel—the Hunter title readers look up by name (and the screen adaptation), and a Radom counterpart to The Nightingale already on the shelf.
About this historical novel
We Were the Lucky Ones by Georgia Hunter is historical fiction set around 1939–1947 in the World War II era / Cold War period with key settings including Radom, Lvov, Poland, Paris. In March 1939 the Kurc family gathers for Passover in Radom, Poland; by autumn the war has scattered Sol and Nechuma’s children from the ghetto to a Siberian camp, occupied France, and a refugee ship bound for Brazil. Georgia Hunter’s 2017 novel is World War II saga historical fiction of the years they spend trying to stay alive and find one another, drawn from the author’s own family.
On HisFic we tag it under 7. Family saga and 4. Biographical fiction so you can pair it with similar story types. Recurring themes include war, family, survival, the Holocaust, and exile. A widely searched Holocaust novel—the Hunter title readers look up by name (and the screen adaptation), and a Radom counterpart to The Nightingale already on the shelf.
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In March 1939 the Kurc family gathers for Passover in Radom, Poland; by autumn the war has scattered Sol and Nechuma’s children from the ghetto to a Siberian camp, occupied France, and a refugee ship bound for Brazil. Georgia Hunter’s 2017 novel is World War II saga historical fiction of the years they spend trying to stay alive and find one another, drawn from the author’s own family. A widely searched Holocaust novel—the Hunter title readers look up by name (and the screen adaptation), and a Radom counterpart to The Nightingale already on the shelf.
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Regions & places
Europe · Latin America · Middle East
Radom · Lvov · Poland · Paris · Siberia · Brazil
Themes
- war
- family
- survival
- the Holocaust
- exile
Tags
saga · war · bestseller