A Breath of Snow and Ashes

Ok, so I realize I haven't posted here in about a month. That's because I was reading this sixth installment of Diana Gabaldon's Outlander series - it's almost 1,500 pages long! Thank goodness I read it on my Nook, otherwise I wouldn't have been able to carry it on the train.

This is another great book from Gabaldon about Jamie and Clare Fraser and their family. As a reminder, Jamie is a Scotsman who came to the American colonies after being imprisoned by the British following the Jacobite rebellion, and Clare is his 20th century time-traveling wife. They've got their 20th century time-traveling daughter Brianna and her husband Roger (also a time traveler) with them too. The action in this book takes place in the 3 years leading up to the Revolutionary war, which Clare and Brianna have told Jamie all about, and he needs to decide when he will show that he's pro-rebellion.

As with all of Gabaldon's books, there is a LOT of detail about day-to-day life in 18th century North Carolina, really interesting supporting characters, and lots of historical action and adventure. We also run into some other time travelers, and get reacquainted with some villains from former books. This is a wonderful - if long - read and I highly recommend it.

A Breath of Snow and Ashes