Everything She Didn't Say
Paperback, 352 pages
Published September 4th 2018 by Fleming H. Revell Company
Genre: Christian Fiction,Historical Fiction
Book Summary
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 Say imagines 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.
My Review
This author always does such meticulous research while writing her books. Jane's newest book, Everything She Didn't say is based upon the life of Carrie Strahorn, a woman who travels around with her husband as he writes articles in hope of bringing people out west to the towns he builds up by way of the Union Pacific Railroad. You'll read about the things, Carrie can never share with her husband, her inner most thoughts,her hopes,dreams,the highs and lows. It's not easy to not have a permanent home always moving around with her husband's work but she did it, just like she gave up her dreams to make him happy. Kirkpatrick is one of my favorite historical authors, I've read many of her books and love all the research she has gathered for her historical book journeys. Pub Date 04 Sep 2018 I received a complimentary copy of this book from Revell Publishers
through Netgalley. All opinions are my own.