Storytelling is one of the major themes of Surviving Savannah. Which characters are most closely tied to the exploration of this theme? How do their stories shape the themes of the novel?

Surviving Savannah is set in the antebellum South during the peak of slavery. How does that historical context inform the story and characters? How does Callahan write about slavery?

Surviving Savannah is based on historical events. How does the novel follow or depart from those events? What has been included? What has changed? And what, if anything, was excluded? How is your reading of the novel changed by knowing more about the historical events?