Written in my own heart's blood : a novel

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Title:

Written in my own heart's blood : a novel

Author:

Gabaldon, Diana, author.

Porter, Davina, narrator.

Series:

Outlander ;

Series Number:

Summary:

"1778: France declares war on Great Britain, the British army leaves Philadelphia, and George Washington's troops leave Valley Forge in pursuit. At this moment, Jamie Fraser returns from a presumed watery grave to discover that his best friend has married his wife, his illegitimate son has discovered (to his horror) who his father really is, and his beloved nephew, Ian, wants to marry a Quaker. Meanwhile, Jamie's wife, Claire, and his sister, Jenny, are busy picking up the pieces. The Frasers can only be thankful that their daughter Brianna and her family are safe in twentieth-century Scotland, or not. In fact, Brianna is searching for her own son, who was kidnapped by a man determined to learn her family's secrets. Her husband, Roger, has ventured into the past in search of the missing boy-- never suspecting that the object of his quest has not left the present. Now, with Roger out of the way, the kidnapper can focus on his true target: Brianna herself"--Container.

General Note:

Compact discs.

"With tracks every 3 minutes for easy book marking."

Edition:

Unabridged

Contents:

Part one -- discs 1-18 -- Part two -- discs 19-38.

Physical Description:

38 audio discs (45 hrs.) : CD audio, digital ; 4 3/4 in.

Genre:

Subject Term:

Fraser, Jamie (Fictitious character) -- Fiction.

Randall, Claire (Fictitious character) -- Fiction.

Scottish Americans -- Fiction.

Geographic Term:

Philadelphia (Pa.) -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783 -- Fiction.

United States -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783 -- Fiction.

Author(s):

Porter, Davina,

Publisher:

Recorded Books,

Publication Date:

2014

ISBN:

9781449825362

9781490604244

Publication Information:

Prince Frederick, MD : Recorded Books, [2014]

℗2014

Call Number:

CDB GABALDO

Holds: Copies:

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Summary

Hurtled back through time more than two hundred years to 1743 Scotland, Claire Randall finds herself caught in the midst of an unfamiliar world torn apart by violence, pestilence, and revolution and haunted by her growing feelings for a young soldier, James Fraser.

Author Notes

Diana Gabaldon was born in Flagstaff, Arizona on January 11, 1952. She has a B.S. in zoology, a M.S. in marine biology, and a Ph.D. in quantitative behavioral ecology. She has worked as a university professor and has written freelance for various magazines and companies such as Walt Disney. She writes the Outlander series, which was adapted into a television series.

(Bowker Author Biography)

Reviews (1)

Library Journal Review

As Gabaldon (An Echo in the Bone) returns to her "Outlander" time-travel series, Jamie and Claire are still caught up in the tumult of the American Revolution. Family complications enhance the narrative with plot strands coming together from the present as well as the 18th century. Narrator Davina Porter brings a delightful versatility to the book. Her warm, even wry tones and multiple accents can be amusing, putting this listener in mind of a British cottage redolent of lavender potpourri, a crackling fire, a cup of tea, and old family silver. Beginning- and end-of-CD announcements make the book easier to use for listeners with impaired sight. Verdict Recommended for readers of time-travel fiction and those already committed to this series; this is not a good entry point for newcomers to Gabaldon's complicated fiction as there are too many major and minor characters and too many situations with insufficient backstory to help the listener figure things out what's going on. ["It's another breakneck, rip-roaring, oh-so-addictive page-turner," read the review of the Delacorte hc, LJ Xpress Reviews, 7/11/14.]-David Faucheux, Lafayette, LA (c) Copyright 2014. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.