Book description
1771: the Colony of North Carolina stands in an uneasy balance, with
the rich, colonial aristocracy on one side and the struggling pioneers
of the backcountry on the other.
Between them stands Jamie Fraser, a man of honour, a man of worth.
Exiled from his beloved Scotland, he is at last possessed of the land
he has longed for. By his side his extraordinary wife, Claire, a woman
out of time and out of place, blessed with the uneasy gift of the
knowledge of what is to come. In the past, that knowledge has brought
both danger and deliverance to Jamie and Claire. Now it could be a
flickering torch that will light their way through the perilous years
ahead - or might ignite a conflagration that will leave their lives in ashes.
The Fiery Cross is by turns poignant, page-turning,
meticulous in its historical detail and searingly passionate.
Diana Gabaldon is the international bestselling author of five
previous historical novels - Cross Stitch, Dragonfly in Amber, Voyager,
Drums of Autumn and The Fiery Cross, and one work of non-fiction,
Through the Stones. She lives with her family and a lot of other
assorted wildlife in Scottsdale, Arizona.
