Cross Stitch
Cross Stitch by Diana Gabaldon, published by Arrow in 1992, is a historical fiction novel that intricately weaves romance and adventure. The story follows Claire Randall, a wartime nurse who, while on a second honeymoon in Scotland with her husband, inadvertently steps through a stone circle and is transported to the tumultuous year of 1743. Caught in the midst of clan feuds and the impending battle of Culloden, Claire must navigate her dual existence as she grapples with the challenges of her new reality.
Readers will find themselves immersed in Claire’s journey as she confronts the complexities of love and loyalty. The narrative explores her relationships with both her husband in the 20th century and Jamie Fraser, a brave Scots warrior who ignites a passionate connection. As Claire becomes entangled in the violent and superstitious world of Jacobite Scotland, the story delves into themes of fidelity and desire, highlighting the stark contrasts between her two lives. This edition spans 864 pages and is presented in English, offering a rich and engaging reading experience.
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Claire Randall is leading a double life. She has a husband in one century – and a lover in another…In 1945, Claire Randall is back from the war and reunited with her husband on a second honeymoon in Scotland. Innocently, she walks through a stone circle in the Highlands, and finds herself in a violent skirmish taking place in 1743. Suddenly, she is a Sassenach, an outlander, in a country torn by war and by clan feuds. A wartime nurse, Claire can deal with the bloody wounds that face her. But it is harder to deal with the knowledge that she is in Jacobite Scotland and the carnage of Culloden is looming. Marooned amid the passion and violence, the superstition, the shifting allegiances and the fervent loyalties, Claire is in danger from Jacobites and Redcoats – and from the shock of her own desire for James Fraser, a gallant and courageous young Scots warrior. Jamie shows her a passion so fierce and a love so absolute that Claire becomes a woman torn between fidelity and desire, and between two vastly different men in two irreconcilable lives.
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