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Review by Janalei
bear with me, this is my first time writing one of
these. :-)
The World
Scotland, 1743. The Highland Clans still hold
power, but are living rather under the thumb of the
English crown. Loyalties are divided between the
rightful King of England, and Bonny Prince Charlie,
the Pretender (um, history buffs help me out here?
*s*).
The Characters
Claire Randall--born 1918. A British World War II
nurse. While on a second honeymoon with her
husband after the war, mysterious forces hurl her
back nearly 200 years to a Scotland she barely
recognizes.
James Fraser--the young Scottish warrior she
meets there.
Jonathon Randall--villanous lookalike ancestor of
Claire's beloved husband Frank.
The Plot
Marked by her accent as a Sassenach (outlander),
Claire is mistrusted by the band of Scottish
clansmen she meets up with. Suspected to be a
British spy, she awaits the opportunity to escape
her not-quite-captors and find her way back to the
stone circle that brought her here. However, her
determination to return to Frank is shaken by her
growing acquaintance with the lad Jamie.The Grade
Although I found the first 150 pages or so a bit
slow moving, once this book picked up I found
myself continuously immersed in the plot. Very
much adventure and romance going on. The love
scenes crop up quite often, so if you aren't thrilled
with those you should probably skip it. It also
tends to get quite graphic in describing injuries
and such, which rather makes me cringe. Overall I
loved it, and would recommend it to most of the
females, but I'm not certain how the male
population would react to its romancey side. *s* 4
out of 5 amulets.
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