Diana Gabaldon’s new book

I LOVE those books and I got given A Breath of Snow and Ashes but I stupidly lent it to someone before I actually read it so I am thinking about getting a second hand copy from trademe and reading it before I get the new one.

I thought it was the last one too and was surprised to see a new one, although I don't even know what happens in A Breath of Snow and Ashes so not sure where the story leads (obviously if there is a new one then they don't all die in the fire like the book eludes to)

It's been a few years since I read them all so I might have to hunt out the first five and read them all again!!

Its called Echo in the Bone and its due out here 1st October, and Diana is coming to NZ for a book tour.
I've been reading a couple of excerpts on her web site, it follows the revolution, and Brianna is reading her parents letters.
I love her books, and Jamie and Claire.

Oooh I love these books too, though I tend to read them really fast and can hardly remember them a few years later! Might have to have a skim over the last one to refresh my memory, this is definately going on the Christmas Wish List :-)

My second son will be named James, shortened to Jamie. Named after his great grandfather too!   But also secretly Jamie Fraser too.    AND my DP has Scottish ancestry and when he told me it was the Fraser Clan I was like OMG we have to name our child Jamie.

I held off buying it in the bookshop today. I have requested it at the library instead. I think I deserve to go shopping after being so good.

Dh likes traditional /scottish names too and would like to name a boy James as well.

Apparently the script is written for the movie i think they are hunting around for directors etc. now who thinks that if BBC or similar does it it will be done well but the americans will spoil it just look at what they did with braveheart and rob roy.

When we were in SCotland 3 years ago we were at the stones in Orkney you can go right up to them and touch them they didn;t talk to me so t=no trip to see Jamie.

Unfortunately I didn't read her books until after spending 6 months living in Scotland. So wasn't on the look out for stone circles .

One day we'll get back there, MIL is English and has family there.

I've been to Aberdeen a few times though, I worked for BHP in London and most of my work mates were Scots, I so love the accent.

OMG I loooooooove these books too. I read Cross stitch 10+ times. I used to have all of them, I would love to read all of them again to refresh!

How exciting a new one out...

Just found the last one on my book shelf so will start that tonight.... I love a good book!

I seem to like the series books too, couldnt put down all 4 of the Twilight books!

I pre-ordered when mightape told me it was coming out - I knew she was writing another one in the series but it was an age since I read breath of snow and ashes!

Have read a few chapters in echo in the bone so far quite good, same style of writing, seems there is going to be a bit in there about William as well (jamie's illegitimate son)...

I found that I was so tired when i was doing my degree I couldnt face reading, so I got the series on audiobook from audible.com. Only the unabridged versions are really worth it - and am listening to lord grey books at the moment too. Soon the others in the series will be on there unabridged (Diana Gabaldon only likes the unabridged versions but cant do them until the abridged contract is up)

Anyway, well worth having on ipod if you have little one's, I listen when I am feeding and it gives me a chance to have the pleasure without the effort of reading