Jenny is devastated and terribly hurt.Six years later she runs into Ryan at Presidio. She agrees and then receives one terse letter from him approximately a year later telling her their arrangement is no longer in force and to go on with her life. He asks her to wait for his return and then they will marry and start their lives together. He has fallen in love with Jenny Bennett a nurse at Presidio Army Base. Ryan Gallagher has just received a secret assignment overseas that should last just a few months. Title: To the Farthest ShoresAuthor: Elizabeth CamdenPages: 330Year: 2017Publisher: Bethany HouseMy rating is 5 out of 5 stars.The year is 1898 in San Francisco. Jenny could have been a lovable character if Camden had backed off on some of the things mentioned, giving her a sense of humour, and had a narrator that had actually personified the characters. The narrator not only sounded a bit simple, or like she was reading a child’s book, she lacked expression- and I feel like she could have brightened Jenny’s personality. 6 years is surely enough time to have come to some peace. Her endless sniping and anger just got old.
And yes, he shud have given her better closure, but i just couldn’t like Jenny. Yes, he should have waited to become close with the Japanese girl until he broke off with Jenny, but he did do so very quickly with his letter. For one thing they weren’t married, and for another, the book clearly states that he found refuge in the arms of an old friend AFTER HE COMMITTED TO BEING IN JAPAN FOR THE REST OF HIS LIFE. But her ENDLESS problem with Ryan’s “infidelity” got old. I realize her past formed her to what she was, and I can understand somewhat her trust issues with Ryan because of his lack of transparency.
She was brusque, straightforward, unbending, unforgiving and unloveable. The supposed compassion came thru in actions but not in her projected personality. She’s said to be the “toughest nurse” but also has so much “compassion”. I wonder if a different narrator could have made Jenny’s persona more attractive and fun, and gentle. She’s one of my favourite authors! The very worst parts were two things: the narrator, and the main character Jenny.
The story was ok, it didn’t have the depth of plot to it like some of Camden’s books.
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