A Breath of Snow and Ashes

Eagerlyanticipatedbyherlegionsoffans,thissixthnovelinDianaGabaldon’sbestsellingOutlandersagaisamasterpieceofhistoricalfictionfromoneofthemostpopularauthorsofourtime.SincetheinitialpublicationofOutlanderfifteenyearsago,DianaGabaldon’sNewYorkTimesbestsellingsagahaswontheheartsofreaderstheworldover—andsoldmorethantwelvemillionbooks.Now,ABreathofSnowandAshescontinuestheextraordinarystoryof18th-centuryScotsmanJamieFraserandhis20th-centurywife,Claire.Theyearis1772,andontheeveoftheAmericanRevolution,thelongfuseofrebellionhasalreadybeenlit.MenliedeadinthestreetsofBoston,andinthebackwoodsofNorthCarolina,isolatedcabinsburnintheforest.Withchaosbrewing,thegovernorcallsuponJamieFrasertounitethebackcountryandsafeguardthecolonyforKingandCrown.ButfromhiswifeJamieknowsthatthreeyearshencetheshotheardroundtheworldwillbefired,andtheresultwillbeindependence—withthoseloyaltotheKingeitherdeadorinexile.AndthereisalsothematterofatinyclippingfromTheWilmingtonGazette,dated1776,whichreportsJamie’sdeath,alongwithhiskin.Foronce,hehopes,histime-travelingfamilymaybewrongaboutthefuture.FromtheHardcoveredition.,