Outlander
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From Amazon.com:
In Outlander, a 600-page time-travel romance, strong-willed and sensual Claire Randall leads a double life with a husband in one century, and a lover in another. Torn between fidelity and desire, she struggles to understand the pure intent of her heart. But don't let the number of pages and the Scottish dialect scare you. It's one of the fastest reads you'll have in your library.
While on her second honeymoon in the British Isles, Claire touches a boulder that hurls her back in time to the forbidden Castle Leoch with the MacKenzie clan. Not understanding the forces that brought her there, she becomes ensnared in life-threatening situations with a Scots warrior named James Fraser. But it isn't all spies and drudgery that she must endure. For amid her new surroundings and the terrors she faces, she is lured into love and passion like she's never known before.
I was lame and sore in every muscle when I woke next morning. I shuffled to the privy closet, then to the wash basin. My innards felt like churned butter. It felt as though I had been beaten with a blunt object, I reflected, then thought that that was very near the truth. The blunt object in question was visible as I came back to bed, looking now relatively harmless. Its possessor [Jamie] woke as I sat next to him, and examined me with something that looked very much like male smugness."
Gabaldon creates characters that you'll remember, laugh with, cry with, and cheer for long after you've finished the book.
I read this book a few years ago and passed it on to my sister. (Never heard if she liked it...) When I saw this beautiful copy in a thrift store today, marked at 25 cents, I grabbed it without thinking. Hope I can pass it on to someone who will enjoy the story as much as I did! (And I usually don't like romance novels.)
From Amazon.com:
In Outlander, a 600-page time-travel romance, strong-willed and sensual Claire Randall leads a double life with a husband in one century, and a lover in another. Torn between fidelity and desire, she struggles to understand the pure intent of her heart. But don't let the number of pages and the Scottish dialect scare you. It's one of the fastest reads you'll have in your library.
While on her second honeymoon in the British Isles, Claire touches a boulder that hurls her back in time to the forbidden Castle Leoch with the MacKenzie clan. Not understanding the forces that brought her there, she becomes ensnared in life-threatening situations with a Scots warrior named James Fraser. But it isn't all spies and drudgery that she must endure. For amid her new surroundings and the terrors she faces, she is lured into love and passion like she's never known before.
I was lame and sore in every muscle when I woke next morning. I shuffled to the privy closet, then to the wash basin. My innards felt like churned butter. It felt as though I had been beaten with a blunt object, I reflected, then thought that that was very near the truth. The blunt object in question was visible as I came back to bed, looking now relatively harmless. Its possessor [Jamie] woke as I sat next to him, and examined me with something that looked very much like male smugness."
Gabaldon creates characters that you'll remember, laugh with, cry with, and cheer for long after you've finished the book.
I read this book a few years ago and passed it on to my sister. (Never heard if she liked it...) When I saw this beautiful copy in a thrift store today, marked at 25 cents, I grabbed it without thinking. Hope I can pass it on to someone who will enjoy the story as much as I did! (And I usually don't like romance novels.)
Sending to indygo88 as a RABCK via media mail with delivery confirmation #03043490000240928969
on July 25, 2005.
on July 25, 2005.
Received today as a RABCK. Thank you so much for this, KimKerry! Am really anxious to get started on this series!!! And thanks for helping me get my BookCrossing feet wet! You're awesome!
Wow...can't believe it took me over a year and a half to get to this, but I finally did! I can see where other readers are anxious for the sequels. Once you devote this much time to a book & its characters, you can't help but feel like you almost know them and want to continue the journey. I'm looking forward to the rather daunting follow-ups in the series. I do think that perhaps this could've been shorter & have been nearly as effective. I thought the last portion of the book was a little uneventful & I have to admit that I was expecting some more time travel elements in this. But I guess there's more of that coming in the sequels....
Having trouble deciding on whether to rate this an 8 or a 9. I think I'd go with 8.5 if I could.
Hoping to find another reader for this book who will enjoy it as much as I did. Thanks again, KimKerry! :')
Having trouble deciding on whether to rate this an 8 or a 9. I think I'd go with 8.5 if I could.
Hoping to find another reader for this book who will enjoy it as much as I did. Thanks again, KimKerry! :')
Book is on its way to daughterofcokie.... Hope you enjoy it! :')
I just recieved this in the mail today. I am so excited. I have wanted to read this book forever. Thank you so, so much to indygo88 and Kim Kerry !!!
Didn't get around to reading it. I have had it for some time now and it has been collecting dust. I want to pass it on so that someone can read and enjoy it. Paperback book in good condition.