"As events lead the American Colonies ever closer to the Revolutionary War, time traveler Claire Fraser and her husband Jamie are drawn into conflict despite their wish to live peacefully on their back country homestead.
Jamie , a veteran of the last Scottish uprising in 1745, must lead men into battle once again while Claire, a doctor, accompanies him. Their love is the focal part of the story but it is not a romance. Issues including slavery, native Americans, and the revolution from both sides are explored in this novel."
Lee Ann Sontheimer Murphy, Resident Scholar
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Review Analysis of The Fiery Cross
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Plot
Tone of book?
- upbeat
Time/era of story
- 18th century
Is this an adult or child's book?
- Adult or Young Adult Book
War/Revolt/Disaster on civilians
Yes
Conflict:
- War, US Revolutionary
Main Character
Gender
- Female
Profession/status:
- doctor
Age:
- 40's-50's
Ethnicity/Nationality
- British
How sensitive is this character?
- sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor
- Cynical sense of humor
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Physique
- average physique
Main Adversary
Identity:
- natural phenomena
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- an average amount
Setting
How much descriptions of surroundings?
- 6 (an above average amount)
United States
Yes
The US:
- Southeast
Forest?
Yes
Style
Person
- rotating 1st
Sex in book?
Yes
What kind of sex:
- descript of kissing
- touching of anatomy
- licking
- impregnation/reproduction
- actual description of hetero sex
Amount of dialog
- roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
