Books by Diana Gabaldon
“I love this book. I have no idea how it’s interpreted in the wider world; all I know is that the first time I read it, I fell in love with a country, not just the characters. Jamie and Claire have this incredible love story, there’s time travel, there’s war—there’s a lot going on in this story. There’s even a murder mystery buried at the heart of it. But she gave me a window into a world I’d never been able to witness. I read it so long ago, but it stuck. And of course, she’s written many sequels since then.” Read more...
The Best Historical Fiction Set in the 18th Century
Ariel Lawhon, Novelist
Interviews where books by Diana Gabaldon were recommended
The Best Historical Fiction Set in the 18th Century, recommended by Ariel Lawhon
It was the century of the American Revolutionary War and the French Revolution. In the Scottish Highlands, there were multiple rebellions in favour of the deposed Stuart dynasty. Ariel Lawhon, author of The Frozen River, recommends five of her favorite novels set in the 18th century, a tumultuous era that doesn’t always get the shelf space it deserves when it comes to historical fiction.
