Hello there, bookworms and book club members! It’s official! I’ve announced our May selection to kick off The Blabbing Book Club! For the month of May, we’ll be reading We Were The Lucky Ones by Georgia Hunter.
If you don’t have Facebook, or don’t want to discuss the book over there, we can talk about our pick in the comments below in this post which you can find in the drop down of the book club menu, or, if you’d like, you can save this post to your favorites so you can easily find it later and come chat about our May pick!
Anyway, let me announce our first selection for book club! I’m so excited to read and chat about books with you guys eery month.. and we’re going to begin with We Were The Lucky Ones by Georgia Hunter!
Inspired by the incredible true story of one Jewish family separated at the start of World War II, determined to survive—and to reunite—We Were the Lucky Ones is a tribute to the triumph of hope and love against all odds
“Love in the face of global adversity? It couldn’t be more timely.” —Glamour
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. 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. 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.
As 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. 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.
An extraordinary, propulsive novel, We Were the Lucky Ones demonstrates how in the face of the twentieth century’s darkest moment, the human spirit can endure and even thrive.
You can purchase or download a copy of this book by clicking the image below, and let’s get ready to read in a few days! I can’t wait!
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