A review by enw_reads
We Were the Lucky Ones by Georgia Hunter

5.0

This book was inspired by the true story of a Jewish family who were separated at the start of World War II. It follows the three generations of the Kurc family as they do their best to live a normal life even as the impending war is growing closer by the day. Each member of the Kurc family is spread over Europe each trying desperately to survive, while hanging on to the hope that each member of their family is safe. I’ve said before how much I enjoy World War II fiction and this book was a really great, different take on the war. The author, Georgia Hunter, found out she was from a family of Holocaust survivors at the age of 15 and decided she wanted to honor her family by writing a book. She was able to get a lot of information from her family members, while gathering other information from the vast sources online. I loved the way this story was told, and while during a grim time, there was still a lot of hope from many of the people who endured terrible things during the war.