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Violence
A lot
Holocaust violence and atrocity depicted throughout; deaths of significant characters
Language
Barely any
Mild language
Sexual Content
Barely any
Brief sexual content
Substance Use
None
No substance use
Emotional Intensity
A lot
Profound psychological weight of Holocaust survival, loss, and the guilt of the lucky
What this book is about
Based on Hunter's own family history, this novel follows the Kurc family as WWII scatters them across the world — Poland, Siberia, Brazil, the US, Palestine — and traces their individual efforts to survive. The episodic structure and meticulous research make it both a family saga and a document of remarkable resilience.
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Holocaust violence and atrocity
Mass death and deportation
Based on real family history
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