Drums of Autumn / Diana Gabaldon / 880 pages

This is the fourth of the Outlander series.  This book continues Claire and Jamie's American adventure in 1766-1767.  At the same time (or two hundred years in the future), Claire's daughter Brianna is discovering her own history.  She makes a life-changing decision that affects her boyfriend Roger Wakefield, and her parents as well.  Gabaldon's writing style gets better with each of her novels.  I often found myself paying as much attention to the way she phrased a thought as to the plot of the story.  Gabaldon certainly doesn't shy away from any subject or attitude towards it.  She also remains very realistic about just how dirty the 18th century was.