the books of this saga, that in Italy, for the moment, have not been translated
all, in fact they are already 6-7 and the last in order of publication I know that came out in U.S. in September 2007. And, for the author's own announcement, we will have to wait just another who is writing and that end, the fascinating saga of Jamie and Claire. PERSONAL EXPERIENCE
When I saw The Stranger and the 2nd vol. The Amulet of Amber in the library stayed fascinated by the plot intrigan you and adventurous, combining romance al fantasy, ma non li consideravo altro che dei romanzi leggeri da leggere quando hai la mente stanca. Così aspettai un pò per leggerli e, nel frattempo, uscito anche il 3° vol. (Il Ritorno), che completa l'Amule to d'ambra, lo comperai in attesa di essere un pò più stressata e più disponibile per quel genere di lettura che ritenevo fossero i romanzi della Gabaldon, non essendo io né più un'adolescente, né particolarmente amante del romance.
Non mi as pettavo però assolutamente niente di quello sconvolgimento che procura la lettura di questi libri, per cui mi accinsi a leggere con una certa incoscienza LA STRANIERA , inconsapevole del profondo coinvolgimento e della trasformazione che mi avrebbe assalita.
TRAMA
1945. La seconda guerra mondiale è appena finita, Claire Beauchamp si riunisce al marito Frank Randall, insigne storico e prof. universitario appassionato di storia scozzese del 700. Insieme si recano appunto in Scozia per le ricerche di lui e del suo albero genealogico approfittandone anche per fare una seconda luna di miele.
Sono sposati da otto anni, ma saranno stati insieme si e no un anno all'inizio.
Entrambi sono inglesi.
La ricerca di Fra nk sui suoi antenati li ha portati a Inverness e al capitano Jon athan Wolveric Randall, altrimenti detto Black Jack Randall, ritenuto he died a hero on the field of Culloden in 1743, during the battle of the highlanders against England, after the divorce, and the exile of James II Stuart and his heirs , especially the first Charles, heir to the throne, in favor of a cousin of the German branch of the house the reaction of Hanover, George I.
Claire, who in turn is boring the mania of her husband to his ancestors, fond of botany and herbal medicine (as the author, who was university teacher of this subject), in the company of an old man goes to Inverness on the hill of Dun na Craigh, where still exists a circle of stones (dolmens) old, which were held by pagan and otherwise known, yet in 1945, as the hill of the fairies.
The next morning he goes again with her husband to attend, hidden, one of the pagan rituals that take place
among women of the site, please note. Then, again in the morning, there will be only to gather herbs and famous, intrigued by what he has seen done by you , goes to the center of the c Erchie. Attracted to certain sounds, in order to understand the origin, approaches one of the huge stone blocks, which presents, p was, unlike the other, a split. He enters, and suddenly you feel overwhelmed by an irresistible magnetic force and a fast vortex, strength and confused sounds which makes it turn and lose consciousness. When you re
will wake up after dark and will find itself further down the top of the hill.
strange inconsistencies
Along the way, the mpensierita for now and for the concern caused to Frank for his involuntary absence, he runs into his own, or at least what he believes to be, but strangely dressed: in red jacket and boots blacks, more like a carnival costume that dresses of '45. Indeed, that is the uniform of the dragon ni army of His Majesty George I. When
Claire asks Frank why you dressed like that and if he was worried about you, the individual, politely, the answer surprised they did not understand what he's talking about and how it continues to call him Frank, his family and that there ' is no one by that name, has only a few friends and never had the honor to meet you. So Claire, a bit annoyed and dismayed, note that man's gaze, like a lot to Frank, not meek and affable as remembered, but cruel and cunning, so he asks what's his name. "Wolveric Captain Jonathan Randall, the army of his Britannic Majesty," he says. You can imagine the response as Claire has been able to hear. And, dressed with a Short, sleeveless dress, come by and exchanged captain for a prostitute on the run, even though he can not explain the reason and origin is clearly seen that English accent despite talk in a strange way. Therefore seeks to take advantage of her. Suddenly Claire fall on his poor head feels something heavy and loses again senses. When rinverrà will be in the middle of a twenty Highlanders complete with kilts and swords that the flood of questions of all kinds. Eventually, the group concluded, though not see giving it to her to see that because of its well-groomed and clean and the way he talks is not a prostitute, despite the strange clothing. It 's definitely a spy infiltrated the British on the run who knows that.
Not knowing what to do with the highlanders if you bring it back and come on horseback (there is no trace of self or of what Claire had parked nearby) in a hut at the foot of the hill, where they will find the rest of their men.
Claire, along the way is always more surprised: it is still near Craig na Dun like when she had gone that morning, but no longer sees the electric lights that distinguished the existence of Inverness in the distance, now it's all dark. Possible that there was a sudden power failure? His surprise then increases more in front of the highlanders dressed in kilts, which are now in 1945 only to folklore, and when she enters the hut is seen even without words because, among other highlanders who like wiskhy guzzling water, messy and a girl dressed in a strange way: with since a long skirt over her feet and her hair covered by a cap like the ones that were used centuries before. Claire
understand from the speeches of men, half in English and half in Gaelic, which must go away from there as soon as possible because the British are on their tr acce, but do not know how to get on because of a young man who shows a dislocated arm and the grimace of pain etched on his face make him seem pretty bad. It concludes, therefore, who can not ride and take the reins. So men, in particular a high-called Dugal, perhaps the chief, seems to feel sorry for the young more than the others, and attempts to replace the arm, but with the opposite effect of threats to break up and complicate things more.
After several attempts by some of the men present, Claire, indignant, enjoin all to stop torturing the poor boy because she knows how to fix it: it is his job! The young man named Jamie looks at her expectantly, and finally leaves groped, this time successfully. And, grateful her a smile, saying that now he is already not bad. This
gesture to the pro care, however, another sopetto: witchcraft.
JAMIE
When Claire saw Jamie for the first time has had no particular feeling. It 'nice to be sure, much higher Dugal, red hair, intense blue-eyed and with a cheerful face and pleasant. But no more.
Thanks to his intervention the Highlanders can get back on travel and Claire is loaded on the horse of Jamie in front of him.
Along the way, with her partner and the woman exchanged a few words reached its destination, the castle of Leoch, notes with dismay even a particularly dissonant with the twentieth century, the castle is not a shapeless heap of ruins, as he remembered her, but an inhabited building and well maintained.
The landlord is Colum MacKenzie, head of the clan MacKenzie, in fact, Dugal's brother and maternal uncle of Jamie. He suffers from a rare syndrome, Tolouse-Lautrec, who is rapidly losing the use of his legs and deteriorating bones and muscles can not produce children. Clai re knows because he has studied since she became a nurse.
Although well received, however, is always viewed with suspicion. It 'a Leoch that the poor find that their horrible suspicions are true: it is in the 700, even in 1743, about two centuries before the time she left alle spalle.
Disperata si chiede che fine avrà fatto Frank e che cosa avrà pensato non vedendola più...
Poco tempo dopo, essendo inglese e sospettata di essere una spia ma al contempo ricercata dagli inglesi che la credono a loro volta, una spia degli scozzesi o dei francesi, Dugal la costringe a sposarsi con uno scozzese, così acquisita la cittadinanza scozzese non dovrà più preoccuparsi.
La scelta ricade sul giovane Jamie che, pur essendo ambito da molte, Claire non vuole sposare perchè ha sempre in mente di tornare nel suo secolo da Frank, che ama. Ma l'inevitabile si realizza e Claire diventa la moglie di James Fraser, che sembra tutt'altro che scontento di quel matrimonio.
Gli sposi get along and consume in full communion with their wedding night, becoming first a promise: to be always honest with each other and bring more respect to .
When the news came out not everyone welcomes the new union eye. In fact, a sixteen year old named Laoghaire, in love with Jamie, tends a trap to Claire, in the absence of Jamie, who will in jail and accused of witchcraft by the Inquisition, along with another alleged witch, which has since become her friend.
Jamie, warned in time, comes to save her, then fled.
THE TRUTH '
calmer When she finally asked, in the name of that promise shewn to each other on the wedding night, if she is really a witch. To which Claire is forced to tell him everything but he seems to think little, so the door to Craig na Dun to the stone circle and forced to place his hands on the famous stone. Discovering that she begins to lose consciousness as though he felt very sick, frightened, and withdraw quickly realizes that she has told the truth and, finally, because he tried to escape several times, before and after marriage, what ch on time and he had discovered and prevented. Jamie decides
c dare to let her return to her in 1743 for her time because there are nothing but danger and violence, while in the twentieth century. Frank's that expects and loves. The leaves in the circle and then goes away after learning from her that there would be a bloody battle at Culloden in the Scottish and English - and the victory of the latter - to which he can not escape. Left alone
Meanwhile, Claire is an examination of conscience before going into the crack of the stone that will bring it back in the future and claims that Jamie can not abandon, his beloved and wayward husband is Scottish and a painful choice but that is for sure 100%: 700 to remain in the side of Jamie, although he knows that is near the time of Culloden.
running down the hill and found Jamie asleep and saddened in the same hut where
he had first seen with his arm dislocated. He leads a happy Lally broach, the land of which he is head of the clan, whose motto is "Je suis priest," I'm ready, know where Claire Jenny's sister, Jamie, Ian and her husband and childhood friend Jamie. Jenny immediately shows to be very similar to his brother in temperament, but do not look like much physically, but gets on with Claire that will help even the birth of his second daughter. After a bit of respite
Jamie is terminated by a settler's because they know that the British will pocket size that hangs over him.
Jamie is in fact wanted for a murder he did not commit and his tongue lunga che gli ha causato solo guai, ma soprattutto è ricercato dal capitano Randall, innamorato di lui già da alcuni anni.
Claire, dopo averlo cercato per mari e per monti, riesce a intrufolarsi n el carcere di massima detenzione di Wentworth, dove Jamie è rinchiuso, fortezza inespugnabile per i ribelli scozzesi condannati a morte. Lì dentro lo trova in una cella grande, riscaldata e pulita, ma incatenato e con una mano fratturata. Poco dopo vede entrare Randall e capisce che vuole servirsi di Jamie per i suoi squallidi giochetti, la notte prima dell'impiccagione di questi.
A questo punto Jamie sapendo di non avere ormai nessuna speranza fa un patto col perverso Randall: se lascerà andare via Claire sana e salva, lui accetterà le sue attenzioni. Randall accetta e accompagna Claire all'uscita sul cortile della prigione.
Ma Claire, non rassegnandosi facilmente, aiutata da alcuni uomini di Dugal e da un gentiluomo che abita nelle vicinanze, riesce a far evadere suo marito da Wentworth.
LA MALATTIA DI JAMIE
Pur contuso e ferito, nel corpo e nell'anima,
Jamie si salva e con lei si rifugia in Francia in un'abbazia di cui uno zio paterno, Alexander Fraser, ne è l'abate.
Qui il povero Jamie ha gli incubi peggiori, rivive i momenti delle violenze infertegli da Randall e deperisce a vista d'occhio: è talmente disgustato da ciò che gli è successo che non ha più il coraggio to get closer to his wife, although very loving, he even ask you to let it go back to Frank. She, of course, refuses and devises a way to free him from the nightmare: he enters into his room at night and pretends to be Jack Randall, making him relive this, in dreams, the sufferings endured by the English, grandfather of Frank . After a series of battles flared Jamie finally falls asleep on the floor. Since then it will bounce back and actually start to gradually regain the will to live and be happy next to her, announcing with joy at last to be expecting their first child.
CRITICAL CONSIDERATIONS
The novel thus ends as a storia indipendente dai restanti volumi,
perchè la Gabaldon quando lo scrisse non immaginava che avrebbe avuto tutto il successo che ha poi ottenuto. E' stato dopo che si è deciso un seguito. La bellezza di questo libro, scritto in prima persona, sta soprattutto nella semplicità e nella originalità dell'idea. Claire non è una la solita bellona dal corpo perfetto che fa girare la testa a tutti gli uomini. Al contrario, è una donna normalissima che ha i suoi pregi ma anche molti difetti che rendono molto umoristico il libro. E' un personaggio talmente reale che il lettore non fatica affatto ad immedesimarsi in lei.
Jamie poi è tratteggiato con una maestria e un umorismo that makes it irresistible. But his figure is not dominant from the outset, that there is a parallel to the chapters on him and Claire separately. The story develops slowly, as happens in real life and are increasingly found in the description as it is increasingly present in the life of Claire.
DISADVANTAGES?
The disadvantage of this beautiful novel of more than 800 pages is what makes you empathize too much and when you're done you have left a bitter taste in the mouth unspeakable, because you realize that the book is complete, but mostly because the story does not is real and not you for having lived. The Board
all because they were many years since I read a book so compelling and overwhelming, even though beautiful than the story of Tatiana and Alexander by Paullina Simons.
THE FOREIGN is a historical romance and fantasy with dramatic moments headers to alternate with a hilarious sense of humor that will make you think just to buy the remaining volumes to read the sequel, which should be posted here in Italy, as usual, June, I think, but always divided in two vols. We'll see.
The availability of books is easy: in the library, the internet or ebay where you can find at bargain prices.
then let me know what you think of this wonderful book, especially those who read for the first time enticed by my opinion.
soon and good reading!
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