Delacorte Press
Outlander
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Claire Randall is leading a double life. She has a husband in one century, and a lover in another...
In 1945, Claire Randall, a former combat nurse, is back from the war and reunited with her husband on a second honeymoon--when she innocently touches a boulder in one of the ancient stone circles that dot the British Isles. Suddenly she is a Sassenach--an "outlander"--in a Scotland torn by war and raiding border clans in the year of our Lord...1743.
Hurled back in time by forces she cannot understand, Claire's destiny in soon inextricably intertwined with Clan MacKenzie and the forbidden Castle Leoch. She is catapulted without warning into the intrigues of lairds and spies that may threaten her life ...and shatter her heart. For here, James Fraser, a gallant young Scots warrior, shows her a passion so fierce and a love so absolute that Claire becomes a woman torn between fidelity and desire...and between two vastly different men in two irreconcilable lives.
"Absorbing and heartwarming...lavishly evokes the land and lore of Scotland."
"--Publishers Weekly"
"Stunning!"
"--Los Angeles Daily News"
"It is a large canvas that Gabaldon paints, filled with strong passions and derring-do. Strong willed and sensual, Claire is an engaging modern heroine plopped down in a simpler, more primitive time.... Great fun ...marvelous and fantastic adventures, romance, sex ...perfect escape reading!"
"--San Francisco Chronicle"
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Book Details
ISBN:
9780385302302
EAN:
9780385302302
Binding:
Hardcover
Pages:
640
Authors:
Diana Gabaldon
Publisher:
Delacorte Press
Published Date: 1991-01-06
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A well researched and immersive literary novel, that imagines the implications of a young woman's travel from 1945 to 1745, 200 years into the past, ending up in the Scottish highlands, soon before the Jacobite Rising led by Bonnie Prince Charlie. Diana Gabaldon explores the possibilities of nurse Claire Beauchamp's new life in a truly fascinating manner.
Loved this book. It started a bit slow, but I stuck with it and was highly rewarded for my efforts!! A must read.
Just read it . Don’t think about it just start reading. You won’t have any regrets! I couldn’t put it down.
This book takes you on a wild ride, one that you don’t want to come off of! My best friend had recommended this book and I can’t thank her enough. I read this book so fast! I just love the characters and everything that the main characters learn and how they process everything.
Love this series so much. Diana Gabaldon is incredibly talented and has this way to make you fall in love with the characters. I've been recommending it to everyone!
