Character Analysis
(Avoiding Spoilers)
Grew Up… in the early 18th century, on his family’s estate. After his older brother died, Jamie was raised to be the future laird of Broch Tuarach. But that changed when he ran afoul of the English while trying to defend his sister and home from an English officer’s depredations.
Living… at Castle Leoch, the seat of the Mackenzie clan, of which Jamie’s uncle is the head.
Profession… would-be-laird, if he could safely return to his lands without the English capturing him. Now he serves the Mackenzie clan as a warrior, until such time as he can return to his own family.
Interests… languages and reading. Jamie is surprisingly well-educated, and can speak many languages, including English, Gaelic, French, German, Greek, Spanish, Latin, and more.
Relationship Status… single. Jamie is no stranger to flirting—he’s rather good-looking, after all—but he’s never been in a serious relationship. When he meets the strange Englishwoman called Claire Beauchamp, she immediately intrigues him, though.
Challenge… keeping out of the English army’s clutches, and finding some way to regain his heritage or at least find a comfortable position with his extended family. This is becoming increasingly difficult as the Jacobites threaten to revolt against the current English crown.
Personality… amiable, intelligent, and stubborn. Jamie’s sense of duty and honor is strong, and he has never backed down from a fight or refused to do something he thought was his responsibility. When unchallenged, though, he has a good sense of humor and social awareness. He is very loyal to his family and loved ones.
Get to Know him in...
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Outlander is the story of Claire Randall, who accidentally activated some magical standing stones in the Scottish Highlands and found herself transported back to the 18th century, just before the Jacobite rebellion. She is married to Frank Randall, but he is back in the 20th century. Although Claire is trying to get back to him, she can't help growing attached to a young Scotsman named Jamie.
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Scottish Highlands, 1945. Claire Randall, a former British combat nurse, is just back from the war and reunited with her husband on a second honeymoon when she walks through a standing stone in one of the ancient circles that dot the British Isles. Suddenly she is a Sassenach—an "outlander"—in a Scotland torn by war and raiding clans in the year of Our Lord 1743. Claire is catapulted into the intrigues of a world that threatens her life, and may shatter her heart. Marooned amid danger, passion, and violence, Claire learns her only chance of safety lies in Jamie Fraser, a gallant young Scots warrior. What begins in compulsion becomes urgent need, and Claire finds herself torn between two very different men, in two irreconcilable lives.
