You made me want to read this too. I ordered a Kindle Fire for myself which is on back order because it's on sale. I'll order the Kindle edition once it get here.
Oh gosh. Outlander is the story of Claire, a British woman from the era of WW II. She and her husband, Frank, go on a bit of a second honeymoon in Scotland. While there, they check out all the sites of the area. While she is at this circle of stones (looking for a certain flower), she walks through two stones and finds herself back in Scotland in the year 1743. She meets Black Jack Randall, a captain in the British army, who essentially is a gay, sadistic pervert (and that's putting it mildly, really) and he is also the great-great-great-great many great (I think six?) grandfather of her husband, Frank. She eventually meets Jamie, a young Scottish clansman and, in order to not have to be turned over to Black Jack, marries Jamie and becomes a Scottish citizen. Outlander and the resulting other books in the series, is the story of Jamie and Claire and their lives, not only in Scotland, but in France, and eventually, in the US.
Because Claire is really from the mid 1900s and she knows her history and she also a very professional nurse, she knows what's going to happen to the Scots. She knows about illnesses and about germs and the need for cleanliness, those things that we all take for granted today. She knows about penicillin and she knew how to make it. But back then? Well, of course, she was tried as a witch. And that's all I will say.
The only true sci-fi that I really saw was the time traveling through the stones. Other than that, it was simply that Clair is such an intelligent woman and that's what got her through. I will say that she did end up traveling through the stones again, back to Frank, right before the Battle of Culloden and this time, she was pregnant with Brianna, Jamie's child. And, of course, eventually, she went back through the stones and back to Jamie. But the time-traveling is really the only sci-fi in the book. She was not the only person who traveled through the stones. Scottish lore is full of stories of people who were able to go through, at certain times of the year. The period seems to be about 200 years, give or take a year or so.
The books are long, many of them at least 1,000 pages. They really should be read in order, starting with Outlander. There is a ton of description in the books and some people find them boring and way too long.
One of my GFs told me a few years before I read Outlander about the book, but I never seemed to find the time to read it. And then one day, I saw it at the library, took it home, sat down and....wow. I was enthralled. Completely. I read the book from front to end, at one sitting. And then turned around and read it again. Excellent. My MIL read the series, too, and she fell in love with it
I.must check if amazon UK are doing the same deal.Hey there fellow readers. Just a heads up. Amazon is offering an additional 25% off any one book until 2:59 AM EST on 12/14/15 with the code 25OFFBOOK. The maximum discount is $10
This is a good deal if you were looking for a new book for yourself or for a gift. I used the code. It works.
I'm lloving it. :nod:sounds good. Let us know how you like it
Is that mother or daughter?Right now, I am reading The Cinderella Murder by Mary Higgins Clark.
I love a good murder/suspense/thriller and she has a fantastic ability to keep you turning the page with lots of twists and turns.
Uhmmmm, Mary Higgins Clark is the mother of Carol Higgins Clark. Mary Jane Clark is Mary's ex-daughter-in-law. All three are authors.Is that mother or daughter?
Never heard of Mary Jane Clark.Uhmmmm, Mary Higgins Clark is the mother of Carol Higgins Clark. Mary Jane Clark is Mary's ex-daughter-in-law. All three are authors.
I have that book on my list to read. Have not seen any episodes of the TV show as of yet. I usually find the books to be better anywayI just finished Zoo by James Patterson. I actually borrowed it as an audio book from the library and listened to it while working. It was much better than the episodes on T.V., which seems to be the usual way it goes. The reason for the animals banding together and attacking is much more plausible in the book then it was on T.V. That actually makes it scarier because it made sense as to why it happened. The book ends with everything in limbo, a very apocalyptic feel to it.