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EATONTON "Surviving Savannah" is a novel about love, tragedy and “how to survive the surviving.” The book’s author, Patti Callahan, will present at a “Meet the Author” event live ....
ABOUT THE BOOK When Savannah history professor Everly Winthrop is asked to guest-curate a new museum collection focusing on artifacts recovered from the steamship Pulaski, she s shocked. The ship sank after a boiler explosion in 1838, and the wreckage was just discovered, 180 years later. Everly can t resist the opportunity to try to solve some of the mysteries and myths surrounding the devastating night of its sinking. Everly s research leads her to the astounding history of a family of eleven who boarded the Pulaski together, and the extraordinary stories of two women from this family: a known survivor, Augusta Longstreet, and her niece, Lilly Forsyth, who was never found, along with her child. These aristocratic women were part of Savannah s society, but when the ship exploded, each was faced with difficult and heartbreaking decisions. This is a moving and powerful exploration of what women will do to endure in the face of tragedy, the role fate plays, and the myriad wa ....
The last five years have seen a significant rise in women-centric historical fiction focusing on the stories of courageous women who have survived unfathomable hardships, taken incredible risks, or simply dared to dream of a better life. Some of these stories are about well-known public figures and others about ordinary women who persevered in unimaginable circumstances. Courage like this is not only a personal strength that serves the individual but also has the potential to inspire others. But what is courage? The human brain is hard-wired to be afraid. In fact, the fight or flight mechanism has been key to human survival. While today we may not be running from dangerous wooly predators, the fear mechanism still works. When confronted with danger or challenge it is easy to focus on all the things that could go wrong. While physical risk certainly evokes fear, so too does uncertainty, failure, and losing face. While many people think of courage as fearlessness, psychologi ....