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Loading... A Breath of Snow and Ashes (2005)by Diana Gabaldon
   None. No current Talk conversations about this book.  EllAreBee | Sep 19, 2016 |  This is the sixth book of Gabaldon's Outlander series and I loved it. (  ) BoundTogetherForGood | Aug 3, 2016 | This sixth novel in Diana Gabaldon’s Outlander saga continues the story of 18th-century Scotsman Jamie Fraser and his 20th-century wife, Claire. The year is 1772, and on the eve of the American Revolution, the long fuse of rebellion has already been lit. Men lie dead in the streets of Boston, and in the backwoods of North Carolina, isolated cabins burn in the forest. With chaos brewing, the governor calls upon Jamie Fraser to unite the backcountry and safeguard the colony for King and Crown. But from his wife Jamie knows that three years hence the shot heard round the world will be fired, and the result will be independence—with those loyal to the King either dead or in exile. And there is also the matter of a tiny clipping from The Wilmington Gazette, dated 1776, which reports Jamie’s death, along with his kin. For once, he hopes, his time-traveling family may be wrong about the future. fredjryder1946 | Jun 20, 2016 | Not my favorite of the OUTLANDER series, but still thoroughly enjoyable and satisfying if you're invested in the world. This one took me longer to read than the previous five combined, though. (  ) nikkinmichaels | Jun 6, 2016 | One of the most interesting historical parts of this latest in the series is the look at the run up to the revolutionary war in a southern state. There is plenty of personal drama in the family as well. (  ) tjsjohanna | May 31, 2016 | no reviews | add a review
Amazon.com Product Description (ISBN 0385340397, Paperback)Eagerly anticipated by her legions of fans, this sixth novel in Diana Gabaldon’s bestselling Outlander saga is a masterpiece of historical fiction from one of the most popular authors of our time.Since the initial publication of Outlander fifteen years ago, Diana Gabaldon’s New York Times bestselling saga has won the hearts of readers the world over — and sold more than twelve million books. Now, A Breath of Snow and Ashes continues the extraordinary story of 18th-century Scotsman Jamie Fraser and his 20th-century wife, Claire. The year is 1772, and on the eve of the American Revolution, the long fuse of rebellion has already been lit. Men lie dead in the streets of Boston, and in the backwoods of North Carolina, isolated cabins burn in the forest. With chaos brewing, the governor calls upon Jamie Fraser to unite the backcountry and safeguard the colony for King and Crown. But from his wife Jamie knows that three years hence the shot heard round the world will be fired, and the result will be independence — with those loyal to the King either dead or in exile. And there is also the matter of a tiny clipping from The Wilmington Gazette, dated 1776, which reports Jamie’s death, along with his kin. For once, he hopes, his time-traveling family may be wrong about the future. From the Hardcover edition. (retrieved from Amazon Thu, 12 Mar 2015 18:03:25 -0400) In 1772, Jamie Fraser is asked by the governor to help protect the colonies for King and Crown, but thanks to his time-traveling, twentieth-century wife, Claire, Jamie is aware of the ultimate result of the American Revolution. |
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Sheesh, everyone goes through just about every calamity in five seconds (OK, three-ish years), don't they? A little too much packed into this book - not all of it was necessary. That said, I hope the major major thing that happened isn't permanent. (