December poll
I just posted a new poll for the month of December.
With the holidays approaching, everyone is so focused on gift-giving that I thought it would be appropriate to look at the various gifts, given and received, in Diana's books.
Please take a moment to vote in the poll, and feel free to comment here if you like.
With the holidays approaching, everyone is so focused on gift-giving that I thought it would be appropriate to look at the various gifts, given and received, in Diana's books.
Please take a moment to vote in the poll, and feel free to comment here if you like.
Thanks for the interesting poll.
I voted for the medicine box (a hard choice for me and a close second was the silver ring) because I think it was truly a gift of love to Claire from Jamie in that it showed he lovingly understood her desire and need to administer to the sick as a nurse.
thanks
Shamrock
Thanks!
Danielle
I feel the same way. I love the gift of the medicine box because it shows Jamie appreciates Claire for who she is, that he values her skill as a healer and doesn't feel threatened by it.
But my sentimental favorite will always be Claire's wedding ring, because of just the reasons you stated.
I can't let mention of that scene go by without relating this story. I was in the bookstore one day about six months after I got hooked on the series, and noticed a display labeled Paperback Favorites, with OUTLANDER prominently featured. I picked up a copy, opened it to a random page, and found myself looking at the scene where Jamie gives Claire the ring. Within a page, no more, I had tears in my eyes. In public, in the middle of a crowded bookstore. I was stunned, that a few brief words could have that effect on me. To this day it's one of my favorite scenes in the whole series.
Karen
Other gifts in the books that bring a smile; the wooden snake that Jamie's brother William carved for him, and the bouquet that Jamie picks for Claire in FC that turns out to be poison ivy!!
Thanks Karen!!
I can't believe I forgot about the little wooden snake Jamie's brother gave him! You're absolutely right, it belongs on this list as well. (I've always thought it was rather a miracle that it survived the fire in ABOSAA.)
Karen
I voted for the necklace; a true gift of love to give his mother's pearls to Claire on their wedding day, especially under the circumstances of their marriage. He loved her but she did not love him and he knew it; it was a leap of faith on his part that their marriage would grow beyond friendship. He gave Claire all of him from the beginning with no reservations.
The necklace also became significant to Brianna, not only as additional proof as to her true lineage, but also in proving to Jenney and Ian who she really was.
Saundra