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Outlander
Diana Gabaldon · historical fiction
Series: Outlander
A WWII nurse walks through standing stones into Jacobite Scotland—and a complicated love story.
Why read it: Gateway time-slip historical romance with real period grit.
About this historical novel
Outlander by Diana Gabaldon is historical fiction set around 1945 / 1743 in the Early modern / World War II era period with key settings including Scotland, Highlands. A WWII nurse walks through standing stones into Jacobite Scotland—and a complicated love story.
On HisFic we tag it under 8. Time-slip & dual timeline, 2. Historical romance, and 6. Adventure & epic so you can pair it with similar story types. Recurring themes include time travel, romance, war, and identity. Gateway time-slip historical romance with real period grit.
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Plot summary
A WWII nurse walks through standing stones into Jacobite Scotland—and a complicated love story. Gateway time-slip historical romance with real period grit.
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Regions & places
Britain & Ireland
Scotland · Highlands
Themes
- time travel
- romance
- war
- identity
Tags
romance · series · time-slip