Montgomery County Public Libraries Welcomes Author Georgia Hunter

For Immediate Release: Tuesday, March 15, 2022

Author Georgia Hunter will join Montgomery County Public Libraries (MCPL) for a virtual “Meet the Author” event on Wednesday, March 30 at 2 p.m. She will be discussing her acclaimed novel, “We Were the Lucky Ones,” about her family’s survival during WWII. Physical and digital copies can be found in MCPL’s catalog.

“In 2000, a family reunion opened my eyes to the astounding war stories of my grandfather and his family,” said Hunter. “Eight years later, armed with a digital voice recorder and a moleskin notebook, I set off to unearth and record my family’s story. I spent nearly a decade traversing the globe, interviewing family, and digging up records from every possible source I could think of, eventually piecing together the bones of what would become my novel, ‘We Were the Lucky Ones.’”

“We Were the Lucky Ones” has been optioned by Thomas Kail (director of Broadway musicals “Hamilton” and “In the Heights”) as a limited TV series. 

During the event Hunter will share the story behind the story as well as preview her new novel, scheduled for release later this year. A question-and-answer session will follow.

Registration is required. Please visit this link to learn more and register. Participants must be signed into Zoom to join. Create a free Zoom account at https://zoom.us/signup.

This program is generously supported by the Friends of the Library Montgomery County, Olney Chapter.

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Release ID: 22-165
Media Contact: Monika Hammer 240-463-2442
Categories: Library