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Life-Changing book: Were the Lucky Ones by Georgia Hunter.

During my time living in the USA I worked as a nanny for a family in the state of Connecticut. I quickly learned that the women who had hired me was a writer who wrote the New York's Best Seller Novel: We Were the Lucky ones. We Were the Lucky Ones was inspired by Georgia's own family story and tells of the Kurc family surviving the war, different family members encountering different horrors and troubles: death camps, hiding as gentiles, exile…
This book carved a special place in my heart because of its theme of family. The whole story revolves around family, a rather big one, with each character facing their own tribulations. In We Were the Lucky Ones, we discover the selfless side of each character and the lengths they go to protect their family, whether it is using up all their meagre savings or even risking their lives, you can experience that fierce and protective nature each character embodies. Which is so unbearably sweet. All the siblings look out for each other. The parents are so concerned that they disregard their own suffering. And even the young children understanding. Hunter vividly portrays all that hope and strength despite the grief and frustration through her writing. The story thus gripped me to root for these group of characters.

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