What did you think of the depiction of militia life in this novel? How does it mesh with other Civil War novels you have read?
What attitudes did different characters in Safe Thus Far have toward Native Americans? Which attitudes do you think were realistic for the times?
How would Native Americans tell the story of Drew’s expedition? Would their stories be different in 1864 and today?
How did Will and Jonah resemble sixteen-year-olds today? How did they seem different?
What did you think of Will’s reaction to learning that Mac was not his father?
When did Will run away from something or someone, and when did he run to something or someone?
If you were Mac, would you have gone East to Boston to see your family or stayed in Oregon? Why did you choose the way you did?
What would you have done to Johnson—kill him or let him live? Why did you choose as you did?
Which character was your favorite in Safe Thus Far? How did this person change and develop through the story?
If you have read earlier books in this series (particularly Lead Me Home and Now I’m Found), did Mac and Jenny and their friends mature as you thought they would?
Where do you see Will, Jonah, and Maria in five or ten years?
If you enjoyed Safe Thus Far, you might also enjoy my other novels, Lead Me Home, Now I’m Found, Forever Mine, and My Hope Secured.
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Acknowledgments
The Sedulous Writers Group (my writing critique group) was an immense help in the development and shaping of this novel. I also appreciate the marketing advice and support of Write Brain Trust. The knowledge and expertise of the authors in these groups have made me a better writer and publisher.
My thanks as well to early readers and editors of this book, specifically Lisa, Mike, S.J., Sally, and Sylvia.
No author should write a novel without a community of support, and I am greatly indebted to my friends and colleagues for their help.
About the Author
Theresa Hupp grew up in Eastern Washington State and the Willamette Valley in Oregon. Her ancestors include 19th century emigrants to Oregon and California, and her great-grandfather was a sheriff in Polk County, Oregon. She now lives in Kansas City, Missouri.
Theresa is the award-winning author of novels, short stories, essays, and poetry, and has worked as an attorney, mediator, and human resources executive.
Winner of the Missouri Indie Author Project adult fiction prize, Lead Me Home (2015) tells the story of Mac McDougall and Jenny Calhoun on their wagon journey along the Oregon Trail. Now I’m Found (2016) follows Mac and Jenny through the early California Gold Rush days. Forever Mine (2018) explores the Oregon Trail trek from the points of view of other members of the same wagon train and provides additional perspectives on the journey. My Hope Secured (2019) gives Zeke Pershing from the wagon company his own love story.
Theresa has also published two corporate thrillers under a pseudonym, as well as an anthology titled, Family Recipe: Sweet and saucy stories, essays, and poems about family life. In addition, Theresa has written short works for Chicken Soup for the Soul, Mozark Press, and Kansas City Voices. She is a member of the Historical Novel Society, the Kansas City Writers Group, Missouri Writers Guild, Oklahoma Writers Federation, Inc., and Write Brain Trust.
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Readers’ Praise for Earlier Books
