Far From Uncertain
One Woman’s Life of Crime and Other Righteous Deeds
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Teddy Jones’s Far From Uncertain traces the life of Frankie, who at fifteen flees an abusive home and becomes entangled with a gambler before finding refuge and purpose in nursing.
The novel uses a dual timeline (2000 and the 1920s–30s) as an elderly nurse recounts her past to a young reporter, exploring themes of survival, exploitation, and resilience.
Jones draws on archival research and regional detail to evoke the Texas Panhandle and the era’s social conditions, including bootlegging and early medical practices.
The book examines grooming, addiction, and recovery through Frankie’s transformation from a vulnerable girl into an empathetic, determined woman.
It connects to Jones’s earlier novel A Family of Good Women, which first introduced the character Frankie.
The novel uses a dual timeline (2000 and the 1920s–30s) as an elderly nurse recounts her past to a young reporter, exploring themes of survival, exploitation, and resilience.
Jones draws on archival research and regional detail to evoke the Texas Panhandle and the era’s social conditions, including bootlegging and early medical practices.
The book examines grooming, addiction, and recovery through Frankie’s transformation from a vulnerable girl into an empathetic, determined woman.
It connects to Jones’s earlier novel A Family of Good Women, which first introduced the character Frankie.
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Teddy Jones, "Far From Uncertain: One Woman’s Life of Crime and Other Righteous Deeds" (Stoney Creek, 2026)
