It follows the love story of Claire and Jamie. Claire, a 20th century nurse has just been reunited with her husband Frank after WWII, and is transported back to 18th century Scotland, where she meets Jamie. She does an amazing job of developing the love between Claire and Jamie, even while establishing Claire’s love for Frank. It would not be believable if she just forgot about him-she is truly torn by her commitments in both times. Jamie is also equally as developed-an 18th century Scotsman who bears the weight of his fugitive status along with his responsibilities. I came to almost believe that they were real. And the other characters are equally as fleshed out-which is really important to me in the ranking of a good read.

I began to read this grudgingly, and then got sucked into a well written story, that is accurate to not only the spirit of the times, but often real events (as close as she can be). Can’t wait to begin the next book in the series!