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Povestea care a stat la baza serialului cu același nume.
Anul 1945. Claire Randall, fosta soră medicală, se intoarce din război și pleacă cu soțul într-o a doua lună de miere. Dar o stâncă magică descoperită într-un loc misterios o transformă într-o călătoare în timp, care se trezește brusc într-o Scoție macinată de luptă, în Anul Domnului… 1743.
Azvârlită într-un alt secol de forțe pe care nu le înțelege, protagonista trebuie să înfrunte conspirații și primejdii care îi amenință viata… și îi pun la incercare inima. Destinul i-l scoate în cale pe tânărul razboinic James Frazer și Claire trebuie să aleagă între fidelitate și dorință, între doi bărbați, între două vieți.
„O carte captivantă și emotionantă… care evocă impresionant ținutul și legendele Scoției.“
Publishers Weekly
„Gabaldon nu doar că stăpânește arta detaliului, ci are și talentul de a crea personaje memorabile sau de a scrie incredibile scene de sex.“
Locus
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Well written, fast paced, interesting plot altogether, but I started falling off and not really listening about half way through, rewinding 3 or 4 times, in order to finally hear the story, not only listen to it. Some (long) scenes I consider excessive - at the time I thought they had some kind of impact on the “future” of the story, but was disappointed to find out it was in the end some kind of filler in the already very long book. Book keeps you captivated, I can’t deny that though. I’m not sure what I was really expecting going in - I postponed reading it for so long - time travel is not an easy subject. I guess I was waiting for more fantasy components added to the “witching” through time perspective, doctoring and such, or at least more of it. I find it rather odd that the shock of finding yourself in another time is non existent, not for Claire, nor for Jamie. They are just accepting it after figuring out that that’s what happened. For me - this was not believable and I would guess all the ramifications of being from the future in a world 200 years prior would have been different. But that’s just my opinion.The feeling is rather controversial. I will read the next book, as it seems that the ratings are better than for the first and maybe, just maybe, further development will be more logical and feel adjusted, all things considered.
On my second attempt, I found myself loving this book.Yes, there are hard scenes of sexual degradation but it was commonplace in the eighteenth century for such things to occur to enforce position and dominance.. But.The vast majority of this book is filled with beautifully written scenes of a Scotland that was (as it is now) searching for the freedom from Britain it so desires... My advice, is to stick to your guns and push forward through the post WW2 chapters till you are taken to Highland Scotland in all it's glory and despair...