This is the second book in the Outlander series (Outlander being the first), and IT ROCKED!! In the first book, Claire Randall went back in time from 1948 to 1745ish, and ran into Scotsman Jamie Fraser and all sorts of fun Highland adventures with Jacobites, Bonny Prince Charlie, and those folks. This novel starts in 1968, when Claire has returned to Scotland for the first time in 20 years with her 19-year-old daughter Brianna.
Claire has decided she needs to tell Brianna who her biological father is, and how she came into being, so the biggest chunk of this very long novel is Claire telling the further story of her adventures with Jamie in Scotland and France from 1745 to 1748 or so. The other story line is in present day (1968) Scotland, with Roger Wakefield helping Claire find out what happened to the folks she knew back in the 18th century, and showing Brianna all the local sights.
Diana Gabaldon has obviously done a lot of studying of her British history, so there is a ton of great historical detail. And the story just runs away - I couldn't put the book down, and though it's a long one I got through it fairly quickly. And the characters are great, and there are some neat little twists too. I just put the third book on hold at the library - can't wait!
Dragonfly in Amber
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