"Everything She Didn't Say"
by Jane Kirkpatrick
by Jane Kirkpatrick
In 1911, Carrie Strahorn wrote a memoir entitled Fifteen Thousand Miles by Stage, which shared some of the most exciting events of 25 years of traveling and shaping the American West with her husband, Robert Strahorn, a railroad promoter, investor, and writer. That is all fact. Everything She Didn't Sayimagines Carrie nearly ten years later as she decides to write down what was really on her mind during those adventurous nomadic years.
Certain that her husband will not read it, and in fact that it will only be found after her death, Carrie is finally willing to explore the lessons she learned along the way, including the danger a woman faces of losing herself within a relationship with a strong-willed man and the courage it takes to accept her own God-given worth apart from him. Carrie discovers that wealth doesn't insulate a soul from pain and disappointment, family is essential, pioneering is a challenge, and western landscapes are both demanding and nourishing. Most of all, she discovers that home can be found, even in a rootless life.
With a deft hand, New York Times bestselling author Jane Kirkpatrick draws out the emotions of living--the laughter and pain, the love and loss--to give readers a window not only into the past, but into their own conflicted hearts. Based on a true story.
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This novel is based on the journal writings of Carrie Strahorn. She follows her husband west as he works for the railroad, starting towns so the railroad will follow. It tells of the hardships she observed that the pioneer women faced, as they followed the men they loved. If it were not for the courage and the grit and determination of these women their men would not have realized their dreams and the country would not have been born.
She herself faced hardships and disappointments. Her husband was not always truthful in his business dealings and even in his relationship with Carrie. But she is determined to make their marriage work.
Ms. Kirkpatrick is an excellent writer and this novel shows her extensive research skills and her eye for details. This is not a book that you can just sail through but one you will want to read closely as not to miss something important.
I received a complementary copy of this book from Revell. All opinions are my own.
Certain that her husband will not read it, and in fact that it will only be found after her death, Carrie is finally willing to explore the lessons she learned along the way, including the danger a woman faces of losing herself within a relationship with a strong-willed man and the courage it takes to accept her own God-given worth apart from him. Carrie discovers that wealth doesn't insulate a soul from pain and disappointment, family is essential, pioneering is a challenge, and western landscapes are both demanding and nourishing. Most of all, she discovers that home can be found, even in a rootless life.
With a deft hand, New York Times bestselling author Jane Kirkpatrick draws out the emotions of living--the laughter and pain, the love and loss--to give readers a window not only into the past, but into their own conflicted hearts. Based on a true story.
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This novel is based on the journal writings of Carrie Strahorn. She follows her husband west as he works for the railroad, starting towns so the railroad will follow. It tells of the hardships she observed that the pioneer women faced, as they followed the men they loved. If it were not for the courage and the grit and determination of these women their men would not have realized their dreams and the country would not have been born.
She herself faced hardships and disappointments. Her husband was not always truthful in his business dealings and even in his relationship with Carrie. But she is determined to make their marriage work.
Ms. Kirkpatrick is an excellent writer and this novel shows her extensive research skills and her eye for details. This is not a book that you can just sail through but one you will want to read closely as not to miss something important.
I received a complementary copy of this book from Revell. All opinions are my own.