Georgia Hunter

“I hope that in telling these stories, I’ve shed some light on what it’s like to experience history as it unfolds, not in sepia or black and white or with the benefit of hindsight, but in the moment, in vivid color, through the eyes of my characters.”

At 15 years old, Georgia Hunter discovered that she came from a family of Holocaust survivors. Years later, she embarked on a journey of intensive research, on a mission to unearth and record her family’s remarkable histories. Her New York Times bestselling novel, We Were the Lucky Ones, is based on the incredible true story of her family’s determination to survive, and, ultimately, reunite, against all odds. Told from alternating perspectives, the book follows three generations of the Kurc family as they scatter across continents, trying to navigate their way to safety, and to find each other again.

An extraordinarily propulsive and profoundly moving novel, We Were the Lucky Ones was translated into over 20 languages, made into a Hulu limited series starring Joey King and Logan Lerman, and became a mainstay on bestseller lists nationwide. It’s been incorporated into school curriculums, selected by Goodreads as one of its readers’ “Most Beloved WWII Novels of the Last Decade,” featured as “Best New Book” by People, and it won the Connecticut Book Award for fiction.

In her engaging and eye-opening presentations to schools, communities, and book lovers, Georgia Hunter dives into her writing process, from discovering her family’s astounding stories during a reunion to how it felt to put them to paper and adapt them for the screen. As the granddaughter of one of the protagonists of We Were the Lucky Ones, Hunter’s connection to her material and the writing process is particularly inspiring to audiences, especially those interested in history, the Holocaust, and delving into their own ancestry.

Georgia Hunter’s next book, One Good Thing, is an unforgettable story of hardship and hope, courage and resilience, that follows one young woman’s journey through Mussolini’s Italy toward freedom. A remarkable tale of friendship, motherhood, and survival, One Good Thing serves as a reminder that love for another person, even amidst darkness and uncertainty, can be reason to keep going.

The essays and photos of Georgia Hunter, a lifelong author and journalist, have been featured in places like the New York Times Book Review, The Hollywood Reporter, and travel outlets like travelgirl magazine and Equitrekking.com.

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