Cross Stitch

by Diana Gabaldon | History |
ISBN: 0099911701 Global Overview for this book
Registered by catsalive of Rooty Hill, New South Wales Australia on 10/11/2006
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Journal Entry 1 by catsalive from Rooty Hill, New South Wales Australia on Wednesday, October 11, 2006
From Publishers Weekly
Absorbing and heartwarming, this first novel lavishly evokes the land and lore of Scotland, quickening both with realistic characters and a feisty, likable heroine. English nurse Claire Beauchamp Randall and husband Frank take a second honeymoon in the Scottish Highlands in 1945. When Claire walks through a cleft stone in an ancient henge, she's somehow transported to 1743. She encounters Frank's evil ancestor, British captain Jonathan "Black Jack" Randall, and is adopted by another clan. Claire nurses young soldier James Fraser, a gallant, merry redhead, and the two begin a romance, seeing each other through many perilous, swashbuckling adventures involving Black Jack. Scenes of the Highlanders' daily life blend poignant emotions with Scottish wit and humor. Eventually Sassenach (outlander) Claire finds a chance to return to 1945, and must choose between distant memories of Frank and her happy, uncomplicated existence with Jamie. Claire's resourcefulness and intelligent sensitivity make the love-conquers-all, happily-ever-after ending seem a just reward.

Journal Entry 2 by catsalive from Rooty Hill, New South Wales Australia on Wednesday, October 11, 2006
This has been sitting on my bookshelf for over a year now. It's time to read, register & release.

It's so good that I found it hard to put it down. I read it straight through allowing only sleep & work to get in the way. I love the humour in it and the Scots dourness. The romance is good, the characters interesting and entertaining, and the action such that I couldn't wait to see what happened in the next chapter. I'm looking forward to getting stuck into the next book, Dragonfly in Amber.

Another book off MtTBR & FAT Book Challenges.

I have found this on someone's wishlist. I'll send this off & give them a surprise next week.

Journal Entry 3 by catsalive at Fellow BookCrosser in -- Controlled Release, New South Wales Australia on Saturday, October 28, 2006

Released 17 yrs ago (10/27/2006 UTC) at Fellow BookCrosser in -- Controlled Release, New South Wales Australia

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A wishlist surprise for tantan.

Journal Entry 4 by tantan from Melbourne CBD, Victoria Australia on Tuesday, October 31, 2006
Received from catsalive - many, many thanks!! It should be great summer holiday reading. :-)

Journal Entry 5 by tantan at Smart Place Paris in -Paris 10e, Ile-de-France France on Wednesday, December 5, 2012

Released 11 yrs ago (12/5/2012 UTC) at Smart Place Paris in -Paris 10e, Ile-de-France France

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