If Someday Comes: A Slave's Story of Freedom

A story of family during the American Civil WarWinner, the 2023 Phillis Wheatley Historical Fiction PrizeGrand Prize Winner, 2023 Goethe award for Historical FictionWinner, The 2023 Next Generation Indie Book Awards African American Fiction AwardFinalist, the 2023 Eric Hoffer Montaigne Medal5 Stars Award, Reader's Favorite 2023“Calloway’s elegant prose effectively captures the tension and textures of the period… he shows himself to be such a talented writer of historical fiction that the biographical element of the work barely registers.” – Kirkus Reviewshttps://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/david-calloway/if-someday-comes/“This is an essential read… for readers looking for a more accurate view of true history.” 4/5 stars – The San Francisco Book Review“David Calloway has written a powerful and moving story… His writing style draws in the reader from the first page…not easily forgotten.” 4.5 stars – The Manhattan Book Review“This book uses stunning and gripping prose to take readers on an unforgettable experience into a time and place that we must never forget...” 5 stars – Readers' FavoriteThis is the true story of my Great-Grandfather George Calloway, a slave in Cleveland, Tennessee, before and during the Civil War. It is written as historical fiction, based on George’s life, and stories I heard growing up. It is a tale of determination, perseverance, and achievement.George protected his family through war, famine, and plague; he risked his life repeatedly to protect his owner’s family, and thus his own wife and children.More fact than fiction, George’s story has also been my journey, grappling with the humiliation of slavery; sorting through the many myths and false modern-day narratives, and discovering a long lost relative, I found that to understand America, you must first understand the Civil War. George was then, and remains, a hero of our family. Read more