Everything She Didn't Say

In EVERYTHING SHE DIDN'T SAY, Jane Kirkpatrick uses the writings and history of Carrie Strahorn and creates a wonderful glimpse into Carrie's life as she follows her wanderlust husband through the great American West. There is a "sticky note" at the beginning of each chapter, that gives Carrie's thoughts on the changes in her life. She doesn't always agree with her husband's traveling, investing and setting up towns. Robert Strahorn, Carrie's husband, only married Carrie Adele Green Strahorn, after his darling Carrie (Carrie Adele's college roommate) succumbed to a sickness, when he and the first Carrie were engaged. He claims that he can't bear to call Carrie Adele, by her first name, so he calls her "Dell" a shortened version of Carrie's first name. Thus, starts off their long marriage. Robert is an author of books for railroads, exciting travel brochures to entice more people from the East to purchase more train tickets to settle the West. Carrie tells all about her life, babies they didn't have, couldn't take or wouldn't take. It is an interesting and at times exciting book. I received a complimentary copy from LibraryThing. I was under no obligation to write a review.