“A grand adventure written on a canvas that probes the heart, weighs the soul and measures the human spirit across. richly embroidered with historical detail.” - The Cincinnati Post, on Drums of Autumn Her use of historical detail and a truly adult love story confirm Gabaldon as a superior writer.” - Publishers Weekly, on Voyager The pages practically turn themselves.” - The Arizona Republic, on Dragonfly in Amber “History comes deliciously alive on the page.” -New York Daily News, on Outlander perfect escape reading.” - San Francisco Chronicle, on Outlander “Marvelous and fantastic adventures, romance, sex. Praise for Diana Gabaldon’s Outlander novels What begins in compulsion becomes urgent need, and Claire finds herself torn between two very different men, in two irreconcilable lives.
Marooned amid danger, passion, and violence, Claire learns her only chance of safety lies in Jamie Fraser, a gallant young Scots warrior. 1743.Ĭlaire is catapulted into the intrigues of a world that threatens her life, and may shatter her heart.
Suddenly she is a Sassenach-an “outlander”-in a Scotland torn by war and raiding clans in the year of Our Lord. Claire Randall, a former British combat nurse, is just back from the war and reunited with her husband on a second honeymoon when she walks through a standing stone in one of the ancient circles that dot the British Isles. Here is the story that started it all, introducing two remarkable characters, Claire Beauchamp Randall and Jamie Fraser, in a spellbinding novel of passion and history that combines exhilarating adventure with a love story for the ages. Her New York Times bestselling Outlander novels have earned the praise of critics and captured the hearts of millions of fans. These are the hallmarks of Diana Gabaldon’s work. One of the top ten best-loved novels in America, as seen on PBS’s The Great American Read! The first book in Diana Gabaldon’s acclaimed Outlander saga, the basis for the Starz original series.
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