Drums of Autumn (Outlander Book 4) by Diana Gabaldon - Review

With the knowledge that Jamie was still alive, Claire Randall has gone back in time to find the man she loved, the man she gave up, leaving behind half of her heart with their daughter Brianna.

As Brianna scours the history pages for any snippets on her parents, she comes across a chilling piece of information that leaves her with a difficult decision to make.

In search of the mother she loves, and the father she never met, Brianna plunges into the unknown to try and change history by saving their lives, unaware of the fact that it could have disastrous consequences.

In the fourth installment to this breathtaking novel of a love that transcends the boundaries of time, Gabaldon does what she does best.

Weave together a story full of history, adventure, and romance, with the same amount of passion, thoughtfulness, and emotional maturity that she writes all her books.

Here we are reunited with our beloved Claire and Jamie, older, but undoubtedly wiser, but just as in love as ever. This time, we get a closer look at their daughter, a sensible young woman who is just as passionate and headstrong as they are, with qualities from both of her nuanced and well-fleshed parents.

Also, there is the addition of Roger Wakefield, a descendant of Dougal Mackenzie, a by the buttons Oxford Scholar, and the man who is smitten with Brianna.

Brianna’s struggle to reconcile the man who raised her, with the image of the man who is her father is both heart wrenching and understandable, her identity crisis unfolding in a way that is both realistic and vulnerable.

Gabaldon proves that she hasn’t lost her touch four books in. On the contrary, she’s just getting started, and so are the Frasers.