A Place Called Freedom - by Ken Follett (Paperback)

About the Book

The New York Times bestseller of Dangerous Fortune and Eye of the Needle returns with this thrilling historical novel. Sentenced to a life of misery in the Scottish coal mines, 21-year-old Mack McAsh hungers for escape. His only ally is the highborn Lizzie Hallim. In 1766, from London to the American colonies, two restless young people, separated by politics and position, are bound by their search for a place called freedom. (Hisotrical)

Book Synopsis

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - An oppressed young man longing for a better life must decide how much he is willing to sacrifice for true freedom--a "gripping" (Chicago Tribune) novel from the award-winning author of The Pillars of the Earth.

"An altogether entertaining reading experience."--Minneapolis Star Tribune

Scotland, 1766. Sentenced to a life of misery in the brutal coal mines, twenty-one-year-old Mack McAsh hungers for escape. His only ally: the beautiful, highborn Lizzie Hallim, who is trapped in her own kind of hell. Though separated by politics and position, these two restless young people are bound by their passionate search for a place called freedom.

From the teeming streets of London to the infernal hold of a slave ship to a sprawling Virginia plantation, Ken Follett's turbulent, unforgettable novel of liberty and revolution brings together a vivid cast of heroes and villains, lovers and rebels, hypocrites and hell-raisers--all propelled by destiny toward an epic struggle that will change their lives forever.

Review Quotes

"Gripping . . . a very entertaining tale."--Chicago Tribune

"Compelling."--San Francisco Chronicle

"Quick-paced."--New York Daily News

"Follett skillfully combines tension, [sensuality], and an unusual locale."--Detroit Free Press

"Follett keeps the pace fast and the writing crisp. . . . An altogether entertaining reading experience."--Minneapolis Star Tribune

"A richly colored plot . . . Entertaining."--Lexington Herald-Leader

"Superb storytelling."--West Coast Review of Books

"The action and the tension should keep fans happily turning pages."--Booklist

About the Author

Ken Follett burst into the book world with Eye of the Needle, an award-winning thriller and international bestseller. After several more successful thrillers, he surprised everyone with The Pillars of the Earth and its long-awaited sequel, World Without End, a national and international bestseller. Follett's new, magnificent historical epic, the Century Trilogy, includes the bestselling Fall of Giants, Winter of the World, and Edge of Eternity. He lives in England with his wife, Barbara.