Written in My Own Heart's Blood

Written in 2014 and published by Delacorte Press, Written in My Own Heart’s Blood is the eighth book in the Outlander saga by author Diana Gabaldon. The series follows Claire Fraser, a time-traveling World War II nurse who married Jamie Fraser, an 18th-century Highlander and insurrectionist against the British crown. The Fraser family occupies multiple timelines in the series, which celebrates family and romantic love. The novel spans colonial America to the Highlands of Scotland and includes battle scenes from the American Revolution as well as time paradoxes that threaten the family’s existence. Including elements from romance, fantasy, science fiction, medical fiction, and historical fiction genres, Written in My Own Heart’s Blood was named one of the best books of the year by Booklist and was number one on New York Times combined print and e-book bestseller list in 2014. Other works by Gabaldon include Outlander, Dragonfly in Amber, and A Breath of Snow and Ashes.

This guide references the 2016 Dell Mass Market Edition of the text.

Content Warning: This guide contains references to violence, self-harm, incest, enslavement, prostitution, and pedophilia. In keeping with the source text, this guide uses “Abenaki” when referencing the Wapànahki Indigenous people and “Mohawk” when referencing the Kanienʼkehá꞉ka.