Daring escapes, disguises, and determination make this a thrilling story. This is not a novel of despair, this is a novel of a family’s struggle to survive, their bravery and ingenuity in the face of tremendously overwhelming forces. Hunter tells the story from the viewpoints of the various family members, recounting their experiences during Hitler’s reign of terror. They were also Jewish, when a loud, hate filled bully came to power in neighboring Germany, he rolled over Poland spreading his hate, and then being Jewish was all that mattered. They had been Polish for generations, active members of their community, friendly with their neighbors. The Kurc family was well-educated, financially successful, artistically inclined, and tremendously close. Hunter mines her family’s experiences to create an incredibly moving saga of the WWII Jewish holocaust and diaspora.
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