#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • The first book in Diana Gabaldon’s acclaimed Outlander saga, the basis for the Starz original series.
One of the top ten best-loved novels in America, as seen on PBS’s The Great American Read!
Unrivaled storytelling. Unforgettable characters. Rich historical detail. These are the hallmarks of Diana Gabaldon’s work. Her New York Times bestselling Outlander novels have earned the praise of critics and captured the hearts of millions of fans. 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.
Scottish Highlands, 1945. 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. Suddenly she is a Sassenach—an “outlander”—in a Scotland torn by war and raiding clans in the year of Our Lord . . . 1743.
Claire is catapulted into the intrigues of a world that threatens her life, and may shatter her heart. Marooned amid danger, passion, and violence, Claire learns her only chance of safety lies in Jamie Fraser, a gallant young Scots warrior. What begins in compulsion becomes urgent need, and Claire finds herself torn between two very different men, in two irreconcilable lives.
I really wasn't sure if I was ever going to get through reading this book because it was just too long and I didn't see where it was going. Contrary to some people say, I thought the plot moved really slow to the point that I was almost tempted to skip around a bit until things picked up again. The author writes the story in a way that I almost feel like I've been going about the daily routine of these people's lives. It sure did a good insight on what it was like back then (though I'm no historian, so I have no idea how accurate it really is...), but I wasn't sure just how much was necessary towards the plot.
Despite the fact that the book does have endless amount of faults, I do have to admit that I enjoyed reading it and will continue on with the series. As much as there were things that I didn't like about it, I liked just as much things about the book.
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