THE FIRST NOVEL IN THE BESTSELLING OUTLANDER SERIES - soon to be a major new TV series. Previously published as Cross Stitch. 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.

Travel back in time with the iconic Scottish historical romance, the first book in the multi-million copy bestselling Outlander series, now a major TV series!

'Addictively page-turning' Rebecca Yarros, bestselling author of Fourth Wing

'Scotland's answer to Game of Thrones' Herald

'A sweeping tale of love, honor, sacrifice and rebellion' Cassandra Clare, bestselling author of The Mortal Instruments

What if your future lay in the past?

1946, and Claire Randall goes to the Scottish Highlands with her husband Frank. It's a second honeymoon, a chance to re-establish their loving marriage.

But one afternoon, Claire walks through a circle of standing stones and vanishes into 1743, where the first person she meets is a British army officer - her husband's six-times great-grandfather.

Unfortunately, Black Jack Randall is not the man his descendant is, and while trying to escape him, Claire falls into the hands of a gang of Scottish outlaws, and finds herself a Sassenach - an outlander - in danger from both Jacobites and Redcoats.

Marooned amid danger, passion and violence, her only chance of safety lies in Jamie Fraser, a gallant young Scots warrior.

What begins in compulsion becomes urgent need, and Claire finds herself torn between two very different men, in two irreconcilable lives...

With more than 20,000 5-star ratings on Amazon and 25 million copies sold worldwide, OUTLANDER is among the most popular book series of all time. Begin your journey into the Highland past here...

Readers love Outlander:

'This series is epic, and you won't regret it! 5-star reader review

'My favourite book of all time' 5-star reader review

'This series changed my life' 5-star reader review

'If you like historical fiction, time travel, and/or romance, PICK THIS UP' 5-star reader review

Praise for the Outlander series:

Outlander truly is a phenomenon' Sam Heughan

'An unforgettable, unparalleled love story that will leave you craving more' Olivie Blake, bestselling author of The Atlas Six and Masters of Death

'Epic, magical and deeply romantic' Ali Hazelwood, bestselling author of The Love Hypothesis

'A stone-cold classic' Katherine Arden, bestselling author of The Bear and the Nightingale and The Warm Hands of Ghosts

'Gabaldon's attention to historical detail and human emotion is unparalleled, making this series an utter delight' Rebecca Ross, bestselling author of Divine Rivals

'A treasure to be enjoyed and shared' Ian Rankin, bestselling author of the Rebus series

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THE FIRST NOVEL IN THE BESTSELLING OUTLANDER SERIES.

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DIANA GABALDON is the author of the international bestselling Outlander novels and Lord John Grey series.

She says that the Outlander series started by accident: 'I decided to write a novel for practice in order to learn what it took to write a novel, and to decide whether I really wanted to do it for real. I did - and here we all are trying to decide what to call books that nobody can describe, but that fortunately most people seem to enjoy.'

And enjoy them they do - in their millions, all over the world. Published in 42 countries and 38 languages, in 2014 the Outlander novels were made into an acclaimed TV series starring Sam Heughan as Jamie Fraser and Caitríona Balfe as Claire.

Diana lives with her husband and dogs in Scottsdale, Arizona.

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'Scotland's answer to Game of Thrones' HERALDTHE FIRST NOVEL IN THE BESTSELLING OUTLANDER SERIES, as seen on Amazon PrimeNow available to preorder: Go Tell the Bees That I Am Gone, the long-awaited latest book in the Outlander series_What if your future lay in the past?1946, and Claire Randall goes to the Scottish Highlands with her husband Frank. It's a second honeymoon, a chance to re-establish their loving marriage. But one afternoon, Claire walks through a circle of standing stones and vanishes into 1743, where the first person she meets is a British army officer - her husband's six-times great-grandfather. Unfortunately, Black Jack Randall is not the man his descendant is, and while trying to escape him, Claire falls into the hands of a gang of Scottish outlaws, and finds herself a Sassenach - an outlander - in danger from both Jacobites and Redcoats.Marooned amid danger, passion and violence, her only chance of safety lies in Jamie Fraser, a gallant young Scots warrior. What begins in compulsion becomes urgent need, and Claire finds herself torn between two very different men, in two irreconcilable lives._With more than 20,000 5-star ratings on Amazon and 25 million copies sold worldwide, OUTLANDER is among the most popular book series of all time. Begin your journey into the Highland past here...(Previously published as Cross Stitch)