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Surviving Savannah
by Patti Callahan
I read a lot of historical fiction and it’s really refreshing to read about a time that doesn’t seem to be covered as frequently. Part of this story takes place in the 1830’s around the sailing of the Pulaski and the rest takes place in present day.
In the present day, Everly is still mourning the loss of someone close to her. It’s been awhile but she is still deeply in mourning. She has always been fascinated by the stories of the Pulaski. Her grandfather told her the legends when she was growing up. It happened locally too, so it’s part of Savannah’s history.
Lilly and Augusta were on the ship.
We get all the details of the ship from that time period, we get to know the characters in their present day and not just the way history remembers them.
This was a story about survival and “surviving the survival”. There were some very good lessons here. Just because someone survived something bad does not guarantee that they will be stronger. It doesn’t guarantee that they will live a great life. That’s something Everly struggles with, she seems to have survivor’s guilt. I don’t want to dig too much into the story because I’m planning for this to be a spoiler free post. Just know that this story isn’t just about what happened with the ship, it’s about how those that survived the accident continued to have to figure out how to survive.
I enjoyed it and I liked the characters and setting.
In the present day, Everly is still mourning the loss of someone close to her. It’s been awhile but she is still deeply in mourning. She has always been fascinated by the stories of the Pulaski. Her grandfather told her the legends when she was growing up. It happened locally too, so it’s part of Savannah’s history.
Lilly and Augusta were on the ship.
We get all the details of the ship from that time period, we get to know the characters in their present day and not just the way history remembers them.
This was a story about survival and “surviving the survival”. There were some very good lessons here. Just because someone survived something bad does not guarantee that they will be stronger. It doesn’t guarantee that they will live a great life. That’s something Everly struggles with, she seems to have survivor’s guilt. I don’t want to dig too much into the story because I’m planning for this to be a spoiler free post. Just know that this story isn’t just about what happened with the ship, it’s about how those that survived the accident continued to have to figure out how to survive.
I enjoyed it and I liked the characters and setting.