NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER 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.

We Were the Lucky Ones: A Novel

Literature & Fiction

HUNTER, GEORGIA

United States

Penguin??Books

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER 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.

We Were the Lucky Ones

VIKING

Genre Fiction

Diversified Publishing

The Kurc family shouldn't have survived the Holocaust. In the spring of 1939 three generations are living relatively normal lives in Poland, despite the hardships Jews face. When war breaks out and the family is cast to the wind, the five Kurc siblings do everything they can to find their way through a devastated continent to freedom. Addy, a musician, charms his way into possession of a Brazilian visa and into the first class piano lounge on a ship full of refugees bound for Rio; Jakob marries the love of his life in an abandoned house to a soundtrack of air sirens; Mila hides her daughter in a Catholic convent outside of Warsaw, only to return weeks later to find the convent in ruins; Genek endures a brutal winter in a Siberian gulag before embarking with his wife and newborn son on a year-long exodus through Persia to fight for the Allies; and Halina attempts to flee over the Austrian Alps on foot - while pregnant. All this, across continents and often in ignorance as to the fate of the rest of their family, while the wheels of war turn. We Were the Lucky Ones is a profoundly moving and memorable novel based on the author's family experiences.

Contemporary

Allison Busby

A heart-warming story about a baby Belgian who must adjust to living on a dairy farm after being raised on a horse ranch. A lovely story that touches on making new friends and finding happiness. An excellent story for children four to eight years of age.

Lucky Horseshoes

Children's Books

Animals

CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform

Little African Bear

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.

Center Point Pub

From the New York Times-bestselling author of We Were the Lucky Ones, an unforgettable story of hardship and hope, courage and resilience,&nbsp;that follows one young woman's journey through war-torn Italy 1941, Emilia Romagna. Lili and Esti have been best friends since meeting at the University of Ferrara; when Esti's son Theo is born,&nbsp;they become as close as sisters.&nbsp;There is a war being fought across borders, and in Italy, Mussolini's Racial Laws have deemed Lili and Esti descendants of an 'inferior' Jewish race, but life somehow goes on--until Germany invades northern Italy,&nbsp;and the friends find themselves in occupied territory. Esti,&nbsp;older and fiercely self-assured,&nbsp;convinces Lili to flee&nbsp;first&nbsp;to a&nbsp;villa&nbsp;in&nbsp;the countryside to help hide a group of young&nbsp;war orphans,&nbsp;then to a convent in Florence, where they pose as nuns and forge false&nbsp;identification papers&nbsp;for&nbsp;the Underground. When disaster strikes at the convent,&nbsp;a critically wounded Esti asks Lili to take a much bigger step:&nbsp;To go&nbsp;on the run with Theo. Protect him while Esti can't. Terrified to travel&nbsp;on her own, Lili sets out on&nbsp;an epic&nbsp;journey&nbsp;south toward Allied territory, through Nazi-occupied villages and bombed-out cities,&nbsp;doing everything she can to keep Theo safe. A&nbsp;remarkable&nbsp;tale of&nbsp;friendship, motherhood, and survival, One Good Thing is a tender reminder that&nbsp;love for another person, even amidst darkness and uncertainty, can be reason to keep going.

One Good Thing: A Novel

Pamela Dorman Books

Sur les ailes de la chance

Literary

CHARLESTON

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