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Outlander

By Diana Gabaldon

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| Paperback | 9780440242949

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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

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Outlander

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

14 Reviews

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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 about the Mass Market Paperback edition | Add your feedback

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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 about the Mass Market Paperback edition | Add your feedback

oh, i can't get over this book. jamie make me cry, love him !!!

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be with said on Dec 6, 2011 | Add your feedback

in rilettura con il Gdl..

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Graziavis said on Jul 22, 2011 about the Mass Market Paperback edition | 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 | Add your feedback