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.
From the Back Cover
There is more than one way to tell a story . .
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In 1911, Carrie Strahorn wrote a memoir sharing some of the most
exciting events of twenty-five years of shaping the American West
with her husband, railroad promoter and writer Robert Strahorn.
Nearly ten years later, she’s finally ready to reveal the secrets
she hadn’t told anyone--even herself.
Certain that her writings will be found only after her death,
Carrie confronts the pain and disappointment of the pioneering life
with startling honesty. She explores the danger a woman faces of
losing herself within a relationship with a strong-willed man. She
reaches for the courage to accept her own worth. Most of all she
wonders, Can she ever feel truly at home in this rootless
life?
New York Times bestselling author Jane Kirkpatrick draws out
the emotions of living--the laughter and pain, the love and
loss--to give us a window not only into the past but into our own
conflicted hearts. Based on a true story.
Praise for the Novels of Jane Kirkpatrick
“Kirkpatrick does her research on each of her books, and it
shows."--RT Book Reviews on All She Left
Behind
“Kirkpatrick’s vivid, rich prose will keep readers in awe and on
the edges of their seats."--Publishers Weekly,
starred review of This Road We Traveled
"Kirkpatrick’s novel embodies a true pioneering spirit."--Booklist, starred review of This Road We
Traveled
Jane Kirkpatrick is the New York Times and CBA
bestselling and award-winning author of more than thirty books,
including All She Left Behind, A Light in the
Wilderness, The Memory Weaver, This Road We
Traveled, and A Sweetness to the Soul, which won the
prestigious Wrangler Award from the Western Heritage Center. Her
works have won the WILLA Literary Award, USABestBooks Award, the
Carol Award for Historical Fiction, and the 2016 Will Rogers
Medallion A