QOTD: Have you read We Were the Lucky Ones or is it on your TBR? Through cleverness, determination, faith, hope, and hardship they endure.”Ĭontinue here for my review of We Were the Lucky Ones … Family members share a will to survive and seeing one another again is their greatest goal. Soon the entire close-knit Kurc family faces separation, makes attempts to flee, and desperately focuses on safety and survival. In the midst of joyful family celebrations, however, there is increased talk of the mistreatment of Jews. “In the spring of 1939, the extended Kurc family is living a modest and happy life in Radom, Poland. *This post contains Amazon affiliate links.

Genre/Categories: Historical Fiction, WW11, Jewish On Thursdays, I’ll be re-sharing a few of these great reads, and today I’m sharing my review of We Were the Lucky Ones by Georgia Hunter, an engaging and heartfelt story about family and faith … This year as part of Blog Audit Challenge 2020 I’m going back to update older review posts. 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.ĭemonstrates how in the face of the twentieth century's darkest moment, the human spirit can endure and even thrive.I’m linking up today with Davida The Chocolate Lady’s Book Review Blog for 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.Īs 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. 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.

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. 'Love in the face of global adversity? It couldn't be more timely.'. Is a tribute to the triumph of hope and love against all odds. Inspired by the incredible true story of one Jewish family separated at the start of World War II, determined to survive-and to reunite. Bestseller with more than 1 million copies sold worldwide

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