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Ginger asked this question about The Women:
Why was Rye such a jerk, especially considering he was one of Finlay's best friends and he treats his sister like just a piece of ass?
Ariel Completely agree with Reader below who mentioned the plot hole of him re-upping his service to stay with her. In the end, it makes sense he felt like …moreCompletely agree with Reader below who mentioned the plot hole of him re-upping his service to stay with her. In the end, it makes sense he felt like he had to be loyal to his wife 1) since they had a kid and 2) since she supported him and kept him fighting for his life in Hanoi. But I wish he could have explained all of that to Frankie, and that there could have been some closure between them instead of her being humiliated at the hospital / him turning into such a compulsive liar. I still do believe he did love her, he was just a mess and destroyed by war.

The first lie - him not being married - would maybe be redeemable if he came home and divorced his wife, but it was sad to see he was comfortable keeping Frankie the other woman when he thought so highly of her / was her main motivator for going to war and wanting to make a difference. I really hate that I ended up wishing his story did end with him dying :( but ultimately Frankie still needed to be the one to pull her out of her PTSD and save herself.(less)
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by Kristin Hannah (Goodreads Author)
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