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Outlander

By Diana Gabaldon

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| Mass Market Paperback | 9780440212560

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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 ancientContinue

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.

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    Desert Isle Keeper Review Outlander (This DIK review was written by a reader) Claire Randall is celebrating a reunion in Britain with her husband Frank after serving as a combat nurse in World War II. While on a trip to a tourist attraction - an anci ... (read full critics)

    likesbooks published on Tue, 31 Aug 2010

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  • 1 person find this helpful

    This is a must. But be careful, there are 6 other books (900 pages each) following this one. What a saga! For romance and history lovers only.

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    jelabino said on Jul 22, 2010 | Add your feedback

  • 1 person find this helpful

    I really liked this author's writing style and I found the characters enjoyable, even though not always quite believable. However, the story was a little too smutty to be anything but fluff, but not enough fun to be a guilty pleasure. I found myself rushing through it at the end just so I could be ... (continue)

    I really liked this author's writing style and I found the characters enjoyable, even though not always quite believable. However, the story was a little too smutty to be anything but fluff, but not enough fun to be a guilty pleasure. I found myself rushing through it at the end just so I could be done with it. I will try other things by this author because I think there is a lot of potential.

    ETA - I updated this to 3 stars because it's really much better than the other books I ranked as 2 stars, and because I kept thinking back to the characters the day after I finished it and wondering what else might happen to them, so it couldn't have been too dull :)

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    Deanna Kyre said on Apr 23, 2008 | Add your feedback

  • Very good historical fiction... with a touch of fantasy

    This is sooo... good. Ok, it's for women, don't bother if you are a man. Claire is a WW2 British nurse who gets transported back in time about 200 years. She meets a cool and sexy Scotish rebel, Jamie... and the ancestor of her husband who turns out to be a real bastard. Although Claire is English, ... (continue)

    This is sooo... good. Ok, it's for women, don't bother if you are a man. Claire is a WW2 British nurse who gets transported back in time about 200 years. She meets a cool and sexy Scotish rebel, Jamie... and the ancestor of her husband who turns out to be a real bastard. Although Claire is English, she starts to sympathize with the Scotch freedom fighters. Unfortunately she knows how things will pan out, since she studied it in school. She meets another time traveller. You'd hardly believe this book was written by an American - she is very up to date on the UK

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    Martienne said on Jul 12, 2011 about the Others edition | Add your feedback

  • Scotland 1946 - 1743 - Outlander series book 1

    Original plot and interesting characters and set. Not my normal kind of books, but pleasant reading.

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    Mati said on Jun 20, 2011 about the Paperback edition | Add your feedback

  • Abridged audio book

    This was one of my favorite books and I decided to re-read it by audio book. As I started to listen, I realized that parts were just left out altogether, a lot of parts, and it didn't have the same feel as the original. Either find the unabridged edition of this audio book (well worth it for the 2 ... (continue)

    This was one of my favorite books and I decided to re-read it by audio book. As I started to listen, I realized that parts were just left out altogether, a lot of parts, and it didn't have the same feel as the original. Either find the unabridged edition of this audio book (well worth it for the 2/3 of the story that is left out) or read the book. (I know it is 900 pages long but it is great)

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    Amyiw said on Apr 16, 2010 about the Audio Cassette edition | Add your feedback

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