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We Were the Lucky Ones by Georgia Hunter
5.0

Not sure why I am fascinated by WW2 books. But this is one of my favorites. Based on an actual family from Poland. 2 Parents, 5 children and their significant others and one grandchild are alive and living well when the war begins. The horrors and atrocities that happen to each and every one of them are more than any one family should ever have to survive or ever have to bear. The story is beautifully written. You feel like you know each and every character.
Just an amazing story.
There were 30,000 Jews from the city in Poland where this family lived when the war began. Only 300 survived.
Highly recommend!