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Georgia Hunter

Biography

Georgia Hunter

When Georgia Hunter was 15 years old, she discovered that she came from a family of Holocaust survivors. Years later, she embarked on a journey of intensive research, determined to unearth and record her family’s remarkable story. The result is the New York Times bestseller, WE WERE THE LUCKY ONES, which has been published in over 20 languages and adapted for television by Hulu as a highly acclaimed limited series. ONE GOOD THING is Georgia’s second novel. She lives in Connecticut with her husband and their two sons.

Georgia Hunter

Books by Georgia Hunter

One Good Thing
by Georgia Hunter - Fiction, Historical Fiction

1940, Italy. Lili and Esti have been best friends since they first met at university. When Esti’s son, Theo, is born, they become as close as sisters. While a war seethes across borders, life somehow goes on --- until Germany invades Italy, and the friends suddenly find themselves in occupied territory. Esti, older and fiercely self-assured, convinces Lili to join the resistance efforts. But when disaster strikes, a critically wounded Esti asks Lili to take a much bigger step: To go on the run with Theo. Protect him while Esti can’t. Terrified to travel on her own, Lili sets out with Theo on a harrowing journey south toward Allied territory, braving Nazi-occupied villages and bombed-out cities, doing everything she can to keep the boy safe.

We Were the Lucky Ones
by Georgia Hunter - Fiction, Historical Fiction

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. 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. 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.