I read it and was also confused by the 25 year jump- thought I missed something and at times it was like she was trying to figure out how things would be in the future- but then gave up and stuck with the 25 years in the future for the ages, but nothing else changed in those 25 years. I did read it all and agree there is one more book ( maybe) about the son , I never have been a fan of the historical books. I am glad though that I read the whole thing
