Written in My Own Heart's Blood (Outlander, #8)
Diana Gabaldon
It is June 1778, and the world seems to be turning upside-down. The British Army is withdrawing from Philadelphia, with George Washington in pursuit, and for the first time, it looks as if the rebels might actually win. But for Claire Fraser and her family, there are even more tumultuous revolutions that have to be accommodated.Her former husband, Jamie, has returned from the dead, demanding to know why in his absence she married his best friend, Lord John Grey. Lord John's son, the ninth Earl of Ellesmere, is no less shocked to discover that his real father is actually the newly resurrected Jamie Fraser, and Jamie's nephew Ian Murray discovers that his new-found cousin has an eye for the woman who has just agreed to marry him. And while Claire is terrified that one of her husbands may be about to murder the other, in the 20th century her descendants face even more desperate turns of events. Her daughter Brianna is trying to protect her son from a vicious criminal with murder on his mind, while her husband Roger has disappeared into the past . . .
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FINALLY up to the last book that's published. Little miffed I couldn't drag it out and now I'm just like everybody else in waiting for the next book.
Davina Porter did a divine job, as usual!
This one was good, I personally wanted a little more of Brianna's side of things, though I understood why she got so little page-time. But there could have been a little of Disney, or her saying good-bye to her time! Also, have the stones just become a revolving door now? Roger's gone through at least 4 times, not counting the attempted 1st time, and Bri is at 4 too! The end implies that this nuclear family has made it to Fraser's Ridge, meaning that they traveled only like 25ish years? Starting to be a bit too convenient.
I understand that Gabaldon also wants William to be a main character, but his parts were kind of boring. And I didn't care about Jane or her sister very much. They were a pain and I didn't get why William was so involved with them.
Really have grown to care about Rachel and Ian, like their story line!
Will be interesting to see Jenny react to Roger coming back to Fraser's Ridge, because she should recognize him from her youth but he'll look the same. She will have to be informed of the time travel bit, so that's a lot of people who are in the know....
Looking forward to the next installment!
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