• Written in My Own Heart's Blood

  • Outlander, Book 8
  • By: Diana Gabaldon
  • Narrated by: Davina Porter
  • Length: 45 hrs
  • 4.8 out of 5 stars (24,384 ratings)

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Written in My Own Heart's Blood

By: Diana Gabaldon
Narrated by: Davina Porter
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In her now classic novel Outlander, Diana Gabaldon told the story of Claire Randall, an English ex-combat nurse who walks through a stone circle in the Scottish Highlands in 1946, and disappears… into 1743. The story unfolded from there in seven best-selling novels, and CNN has called it "a grand adventure written on a canvas that probes the heart, weighs the soul and measures the human spirit across [centuries]." Now the story continues in Written in My Own Heart's Blood.

It is 1778: France declares war on Great Britain, the British army leaves Philadelphia, and George Washington's troops leave Valley Forge in pursuit. At this moment, Jamie Fraser returns from a presumed watery grave to discover that his best friend has married his wife; his illegitimate son has discovered (to his horror) who his father really is; and his beloved nephew, Ian, wants to marry a Quaker. Meanwhile, Jamie's wife, Claire, and his sister, Jenny, are busy picking up the pieces.

The Frasers can only be thankful that their daughter Brianna and her family are safe in 20th-century Scotland. Or not. In fact, Brianna is searching for her own son, who was kidnapped by a man determined to learn her family's secrets. Her husband, Roger, has ventured into the past in search of the missing boy - never suspecting that the object of his quest has not left the present. Now, with Roger out of the way, the kidnapper can focus on his true target: Brianna herself.

Written in My Own Heart's Blood is the brilliant next chapter in a masterpiece of the imagination unlike any other.

©2014 Diana Gabaldon (P)2014 Recorded Books

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Absolutely loved this book!

Loved the changes in POV and that ending...can't wait for "Go Tell the Bees that I Am Gone" 😁

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3rd listen. love the book and the narrator.

will relisten to the whole series again before the Bees comes out. the narrator is superb.

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Phenomenal as always!

I love these books so much. I cannot wait for the next one! They are just so incredible!

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So good

Each book in the series is amazing. This is no different. Diana Gaboldon is amazing.

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Great until the last hour

Then everything ties up very quickly. It's not that where the resolution went was bad, but it seemed hurried, forced, and abrubt.

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it just keeps coming! Love,love,love!

First, Davina Porter is awesome! Her change of voice is phenomenal! As far as the story, I have read and listened to this series and have yet to be disappointed! I am on the edge of my seat awaiting the 9th installment!!

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Love love love

Did not want it to end. It's as if your right there. Can't wait for the next book. Love love

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Davina Porter's rich accent and unique narration for each character brings them to life. I can hear her voice in my mind even when I'm reading and not listening to the audible portion.

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Love this series

Going through withdrawal now. Can't believe it's done. Just love how history is woven in.

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Love the story. Love the narration.

I've listened to this book twice already, and will probably listen again while waiting for the next book to be released. I love listening to Davina Porter tell these stories.

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