Synopsis: The year is 1945. Claire Randall is traveling with her husband when she touches a boulder in one of the ancient stone circles that dot the British Isles. Suddenly she is hurled back in time to a Scotland torn by war and raiding border clans in the year of our Lord 1743. Catapulted into the intrigues of lairds and spies that may threaten her life, she soon realizes that an alliance with James Fraser, a gallant young Scots warrior, might be the only way to survive. Thus begins a work of unrivaled storytelling that has become a modern classic.
Type: Fiction
Quick Take: Sorry Cheryl, Nancy, Kristi and others who were so excited for me...I didn't finish this one. I listened to more than half of the novel before skipping 13 CD's and jumping to the last two so I could hear the ending. Guess what? I didn't feel like I missed anything in the plot, it just picked right up with James suffering another beating, her tending to him and him finally disappearing.
I'm sure I would have enjoyed it more if the story was half the length, sometimes I would listen of two hours without any plot movement.
Did you know the target audience is 16-18 years old?
Have you read it? So many people love this book, please tell me what I missed.
Rating: n/a
Country: Scotland/British Isles
Source: Library (audio)