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Mar 28, 2024 · Author Georgia Hunter delved into her ancestors’ astounding history while writing her best-selling debut novel, the basis for a new limited series on Hulu. By Savannah Walsh. March 28, 2024....
Apr 30, 2024 · Entertainment. Books. We Were the Lucky Ones Author Georgia Hunter Felt ‘Like My Ancestors Were There With Me’ on Set of New TV Series (Exclusive) Hunter's 2017 novel, now a forthcoming...
Apr 19, 2024 · “We Were the Lucky Ones” is adapted from a 2017 novel of the same name by Georgia Hunter, who based the book on her family’s real story. The Kurc siblings in the Hulu show are based on actual...
At the age of 15, Georgia Hunter interviewed her maternal grandmother for a school assignment on her family’s history. She discovered that her grandfather’s family (his parents, his four siblings, their spouses and children), Jews originally from Poland, were Holocaust survivors. Ninety percent of Poland’s Jews were
georgia_hunter. Genre. Historical Fiction, Fiction. Member Since. September 2007. URL. https://www.goodreads.com/georgiahunter. edit data. My first book, We Were the Lucky Ones, was inspired by a family reunion in 2000 that opened my eyes to the astounding, untold wartime stories of my grandfather, his parents and his siblings.
When Georgia Hunter was fifteen years old, she learned that she came from a family of Holocaust survivors. We Were the Lucky Ones was born of her quest to uncover her family’s staggering history. Hunter’s website, georgiahunterauthor.com, offers a behind-the-scenes glimpse at the extensive research this project has entailed.
Feb 14, 2017 · 4.42. 157,207 ratings12,530 reviews. Goodreads Choice Award. Nominee for Best Historical Fiction (2017), Nominee for Best Debut Goodreads Author (2017) 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.
