She Left the Babies in the Bed

Download or read book She Left the Babies in the Bed written by Elaine Crume and published by The Little French eBooks. This book was released on 2023-03-07 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Cousin Fred leaned forward in his chair and stage-whispered, “She left the babies in the bed and ran off with a salesman.” So many questions went through my head. What could compel a woman of the 1860s to leave three young boys sleeping in their beds and flee with a stranger? Why did Fred have nothing to say about her husband, my great-grandfather? Where did she go and how did it work out for her? The reason for Lydia’s shocking decision was lost to history for over 100 years—until I stumbled across her yellowed and tattered journals in my great-uncle’s trunk. Now the truth can be told.