Georgia Hunter
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Georgia Hunter is an American novelist best known for her debut novel, We Were the Lucky Ones (2017), a historical fiction inspired by her own family’s experiences during the Holocaust. After discovering that her Jewish great-grandfather and his relatives had survived the Second World War despite extraordinary hardships, Hunter spent nearly a decade researching their story and tracing their journeys across Europe and beyond. Her novel follows members of the Kurc family as they struggle to survive persecution, separation, and displacement during the Nazi occupation of Poland. Blending meticulous historical research with emotional storytelling, Hunter explores family bonds, resilience, hope, and the enduring human instinct to survive. The novel became an international bestseller and was adapted into a television miniseries in 2024, bringing her family’s remarkable history to a wider audience.
