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Book Review By Pauline Easter
Drums of Autumn by Diana Gabaldon

The romance and adventures of Jamie and Claire Fraser continue as they work to clear a new settlement in the Carolina mountains in the 1700's. Their daughter unexpectedly joins them from the future and her fiancee follows suit to cause multiple circumstances and events to unravel!


Plot & Themes
Time/era of story
Who: - daughter
Time Travel Yes
Type of time travel - present to past
Family focus? Yes
Family, loving Yes

Main Male Character
Profession/status:
Age/status: - 40's-50's
Sex makes him
Unusual characteristics?

Main Female Character
Age/status: - 40's-50's
Profession/status:
Magical/mental powers of main antagonist:
Effect of sexing

Setting
United States Yes
The US: - Southeast
Mountains/Cliffs Yes
Mountains: - climbing on trails - falling off
Farm/Ranch? Yes
Farm/Ranch: - farm - lot of descript of animal care

Writing Style
Accounts of torture and death? - very explicit references to deaths and torture
What % of story is romance related? - 20%
How explicit is the sex? - vague references only - descript of kissing - touching of anatomy - impregnation/reproduction - Boob talk - rape/molest (yeech!)
Focus of story - many multiple characters
How much dialog - mostly dialog
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