My marriage to Jamie had been for me like the turning of a great key, each small turn setting in the intricate fall of tumblers within me. Bree had been able to turn that key as well, edging closer to the unlocking of the door of myself. But the final turn of the lock was frozen--until I had walked into the print shop in Edinburgh, and the mechanism had sprung free with a final, decisive click.
In the excerpt from "Voyager" by Diana Gabaldon, the narrator reflects on their marriage to Jamie, describing it as a transformative experience that gradually revealed deeper aspects of themselves. Each moment in the relationship acted as a small adjustment to a key, unlocking layers of emotional and personal intricacies within. Bree, another significant character, also contributed to this journey of self-discovery, but there remained a sense of incompleteness until a pivotal...
