The release date for the English version of 'Surviving Savannah' by
Patti Callahan Henry is Mar 2021. If you enjoy this novel, it is available for buy as a paperback from Barnes & Noble or Indigo, as an ebook on the Amazon Kindle store, or as an audiobook on Audible.
Everly Winthrop, a history professor in Savannah, is taken aback when asked to guest-curate a new museum collection that would feature relics found on the steamer Pulaski. After a boiler explosion in 1838, the ship sank, and the debris wasn't found until 180 years later. The chance to attempt to unravel some of the enigmas and legends surrounding the catastrophic night of its sinking is too alluring for Everly to pass up.
Through her investigation, Everly discovers the startling tale of an eleven-member family that boarded the Pulaski together, as well as the remarkable accounts of two of the women: Augusta Longstreet, a known survivor, and her niece Lilly Forsyth, who vanished along with her kid. Despite being a part of Savannah society, these aristocratic women had to make painful choices once the ship detonated. This is a profound and poignant examination of the various ways we manage to withstand adversity, the part fate plays, and the lengths women will go to in order to persevere.