Word War II provides many intriguing stories including the historical fiction book, We Were the Lucky Ones by Georgia Hunter. Three generations of the Kurc family are managing to live as normally as possible in 1939 in Radom, Poland. As one of the Jewish families, they had gathered around the Seder table trying to overcome the increasing hardships threatening them and other Jewish residents. They will find themselves in the far corners of the world. This story follows the extraordinary stories of love and hope in a desperate and dark time in the twentieth century.
To take a breathtaking journey in Iowa, check out Reflections of Madison County: A Visual Journey by Mark Heffron. The author, who grew up in western Iowa not far from the bridges in Madison County, adds appropriate poetry to accompany the vivid pictures.
-Nancy Hanaman