’Far From Uncertain’: A Life Well Lived

In Teddy Jones’s novel, a young journalist discovers how to make good choices in difficult situations.

"Far From Uncertain: One Woman's Life of Crime and Other Righteous Deeds" by Teddy Jones. Stoney Creek Publishing Group/T. Jones Writes

In the new novel “Far From Uncertain,” 90-year-old Margaret Kenyon is the oldest practicing registered nurse in the Texas Panhandle in the year 2000. The local newspaper in her hometown of Amarillo thinks her story would make a good Sunday feature. They send Charles Bailey to interview Margaret.

When he arrives, Margaret sets some conditions on the interview. Charles will get the information he needs about her career as a nurse, but only if he agrees to listen to her story about Frankie. Margaret knew Frankie in the past and has been waiting 75 years to tell Frankie’s story . Furthermore, Charles has to promise not to tell anyone any of what she talks about until she’s finished telling the story.