Paperback Pub Day for Surviving Savannah…The Steamship embarks today! 

From Shipmate Kristy: 

I am so thrilled that today, April 5th,  is pub day for Patti Callahan’s Surviving Savannah. As Kristin Hannah says, “Patti has created an atmospheric, compelling story of survival, tragedy, the enduring power of myth and memory, and the moments that change one’s life.” 

From the Cruise Director:

For your entertainment, tune into Friends and Fiction on Wednesday night at 7 PM as we celebrate the paperback release with a special taping at the Maritime Museum. 
THEN for a deeper dive into this fascinating novel inspired by the courage of real life women, Patti has a podcast called The Untold Stories Behind Surviving Savannah. You can find it HERE: 

Your Cruise Documents and Itinerary:

BUY THE BOOK

BOOK CLUB KIT
It was called “The Titanic of the South.” The luxury steamship sank in 1838 with Savannah’s elite on board; through time, their fates were forgotten–until the wreck was found, and now their story is finally being told in this breathtaking novel from the New York Times bestselling author of Becoming Mrs. Lewis. 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 ways we survive the surviving.
From the Captain, Patti Callahan Bon Voyage!