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Outlander Reading Challenge: Lord John and the Private Matter

4 April 2012 Jackie 0

This year, Literary Escapism is hosting the Outlander Reading Challenge, a fabulous saga of love, intrigue, war, politics and everything else one would want in a story. At a whopping 6,720 pages, this series is definitely one that can be a little intimidating for anyone who’s just starting; but one […]

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Outlander Reading Challenge: Dragonfly in Amber

12 March 2012 Jackie 5

This year, Literary Escapism is hosting the Outlander Reading Challenge, a fabulous saga of love, intrigue, war, politics and everything else one would want in a story. At a whopping 6,720 pages, this series is definitely one that can be a little intimidating for anyone who’s just starting; but one […]

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Bringing Outlander to Life

16 February 2012 Jackie 1

We’re currently in the middle of month two of the Outlander Reading Challenge and I am quite enjoying re-reading Dragonfly in Amber. In the midst of all my reading, I came across a couple of photo albums on Diana Gabaldon’s facebook page and they got me thinking.  There’s a movie […]

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Outlander by Diana Gabaldon

14 February 2012 Jackie 5

When it comes to historical fiction, I always recommend the same novel – Outlander by Diana Gabaldon. The seventh novel, An Echo in the Bone, came out in 2009, and while I have a copy of it (actually two copies), I still haven’t had a chance to open it.  Don’t […]

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Outlander Challege Discussion: Outlander

30 January 2012 Jackie 11

This year, Literary Escapism is hosting the Outlander Reading Challenge, a fabulous sage of love, intrigue, war, politics and everything else one would want in a story.  At a whopping 6,720 pages, this series is definitely one that can be a little intimidating for anyone who’s just starting; but one […]

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Irish Linen by Candace McCarthy

22 September 2008 Jackie 0

For anyone who loves old world sea-crossing romances, then Irish Linen by Candace McCarthy is definitely worth a read. Meghan McBride owed her life to the elegant stranger who saved her from a brutal attacker on the long voyage from Ireland to America. Now, in need of a man’s protection, […]