Outlander

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER ΓÇó The first book in Diana GabaldonΓÇÖs acclaimed Outlander saga,the basis for the Starz original series. One of the top ten best-loved novels in Americaas seen on PBSΓÇÖs The Great American Read! Unrivaled storytelling. Unforgettable characters. Rich historical detail. These are the hallmarks of Diana GabaldonΓÇÖs work. Her New York Times bestselling Outlander novels have earned the praise of critics and captured the hearts of millions of fans. Here is the story that started it allintroducing two remarkable charactersClaire Beauchamp Randall and Jamie Fraserin a spellbinding novel of passion and history that combines exhilarating adventure with a love story for the ages. Scottish Highlands1945. Claire Randalla former British combat nurseis just back from the war and reunited with her husband on a second honeymoon when she walks through a standing stone in one of the ancient circles that dot the British Isles. Suddenly she is a SassenachΓÇöan ΓÇ£outlanderΓÇ¥ΓÇöin a Scotland torn by war and raiding clans in the year of Our Lord . . . 1743. Claire is catapulted into the intrigues of a world that threatens her lifeand may shatter her heart. Marooned amid dangerpassionand violenceClaire learns her only chance of safety lies in Jamie Frasera gallant young Scots warrior. What begins in compulsion becomes urgent needand Claire finds herself torn between two very different menin two irreconcilable lives.