“I was writing 'Outlander' for practise and didn't want anyone to know I was doing it. So I couldn't very well announce to my husband that I was quitting my job and abandoning him with three small children to visit Scotland to do research for a novel that I hadn't told him I was writing.”

Scottish author best known for the *Outlander* series, which blends historical fiction with time-travel intrigue. Her work reimagines the 18th-century Scottish Highlands and American Revolutionary War through a modern protagonist’s lens, earning widespread acclaim for its rich storytelling and emotional depth.