Finished: A Breath of Snow and Ashes (Gabaldon) Outlander Book #6....the continuing saga of Claire & Jamie and their family as they forge their way in America with the Revolutionary War imminent! Will Jamie stay true to the crown and fight for the British who are responsible for the wiping out of the Scottish Highlander culture at the battle of Culloden? Or, will he realize that freedom for his family is what he should fight for? Of course, none of the decisions are easy as misadventures continue to plague the Fraser family. We've got more rape, more revenge, or is that avenge? killing, a murder, Claire's arrest for said murder, incest, huge political unrest, Brianna's kidnapping, Jocasta and Duncan's complicated romantic relationships with Ulysses and Phaedra, the heartbreaking tale of the loss of Ian's baby and wife, the death of despicable pirate Steven Bonnett, the shocking discover that Arch Bug is the person who stole the gold bars from Jocasta, the birth of Brianna and Roger's second child, Amanda...and, the heart defect in baby Amanda that causes Brianna, Roger, Jemmy and Amanda to have to travel back through the stones to current times so Amanda can have heart surgery. It was heartbreaking for Jamie and Claire to say goodbye to their family, but they knew it had to be done. After they are safely returned, the burning down of the house on Fraser Ridge which Brianna had seen in the newspaper article, which had been her impetus for going back in time to warn her parents, finally happens...only 11 later than the article claimed. So, at the end of the book we are left with Jamie and Claire safe from the fire, but having lost everything. Jamie has decided he will go back to Scotland for his printing press, so I guess we'll have a little more Scottish adventure (finally!) in the next book. And...apparently Roger and Brianna have bought Lallybroch!! It won't take me long to start reading the next book. :-)