The Outlander series (called Cross Stitch in the UK) is definitely one of my guilty pleasures. Bordering on bodice ripper romance, this series stays in the realm of “historical fiction” by Gabaldon’s detailed (sometimes painfully detailed) descriptions of everyday life in mid to late 1700s.
The fourth book in the series, Drums of Autumn did not disappoint although it did seem to drag on a bit towards the middle (all of Gabaldon’s books are intimidatingly long). I am glad I persevered though since the last couple hundred pages were excellent and I could not put the book down towards the end. Gabaldon does a wonderful job of portraying the day to day life of people in the American colonies in the 1700s and makes you feel as if you are realy there with them. Plus the love story between Claire and Jamie is pretty amazing.
I also enjoyed that Gabaldon is setting the books up for the next generation, Claire and Jamie’s daughter, Bree. I am looking forward to getting started on her next book, The Fiery Cross, (which seems to be the longest yet…).
[...] it out, but for all those in the DC area, there will be lots of great authors there (including Diana Gabaldon & Suzanne Collins – two of my favorites). The festival runs from 10AM to 5:30PM. [...]