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\nIt is the spring of 193
9 and three generations of the Kurc family are doing their best to live no
rmal lives\, even as the shadow of war grows closer. The talk around the f
amily Seder table is of new babies and budding romance\, not of the increa
sing hardships threatening Jews in their hometown of Radom\, Poland. But s
oon the horrors overtaking Europe will become inescapable and the Kurcs wi
ll be flung to the far corners of the world\, each desperately trying to n
avigate his or her own path to safety.
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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 em
pty stomachs in the factories of the ghetto or by hiding as gentiles in pl
ain sight. Driven by an unwavering will to survive and by the fear that th
ey may never see one another again\, the Kurcs must rely on hope\, ingenui
ty\, and inner strength to persevere.
\;
An extraordinary\,
propulsive novel\, \;We Were the Lucky Ones \;demonstrates how in
the face of the twentieth century&rsquo\;s darkest moment\, the human spi
rit can endure and even thrive.
Book description courtesy of Amazo n.
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