A Place Called Freedom, Ken Follett
A Place Called Freedom, Ken Follett
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A Place Called Freedom

Author: Ken Follett

Narrator: Victor Garber

Abridged: 3 hr 57 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Penguin Audio

Published: 02/28/2017


Synopsis

A PLACE CALLED FREEDOM begins in the infernal coal mines of the Jamisson family, in the Scottish highlands, where twenty-one-year-old Mack McAsh spends most of his waking hours.  Bound to his employer for life, Mack burns with an insatiable desire to escape.  

He finds an unlikely ally in Lizzie Hallim, the beautiful, willful young aristocratic woman who yearns for independence in a male-dominated society.

Mack's hunger for freedom brings him into conflict again and again with the harsh rulers of eighteenth-century Britain.  Accused of riot--a capital crime--Mack becomes one of the thousands of convicts who are shipped to the American colonies, to work as slaves for seven long years.

With its vivid, fascinating portrayal of the colorful streets of London and the endless landscapes of the New World, plus an unforgettable cast of heroes and villains, lovers, and rebels, hypocrites, hell-raisers, and whores, A PLACE CALLED FREEDOM is a magnificent epic of love, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.

About Ken Follett

Ken Follett, a Welsh novelist has written important bodies of work, such as: Eye of the Needle, The Key to Rebecca, Pillars of the Earth, World Without End, Whiteout, The Century Trilogy. His genre includes thrillers and historical fiction. As a youth he was never allowed to watch television or movies, so out of boredom, he developed a keen interest in reading.

Follett had various jobs on his pathway to being a novelist. He was a general assignment reporter for the Evening News in London. He found that work to be very unchallenging, so he took a position as managing director of Everest Books and began writing fiction as an evening hobby. With the publication of Eye of the Needle in 1978 he became not only internationally known, but also wealthy. Follett’s next project is a third book in his Kingsbridge series. The first two were The Pillars of the Earth and World Without End, and is to be released in 2017.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Maria on October 31, 2019

Freedom — Life’s Corner Stone Freedom is not always an easy option. However, it’s thoroughly recommendable!😁 Life tends to block without Miss. Liberty around! 😉 Another masterpiece from the great Ken Follet! 🥰 It’s a 4 glued to an huge tail of “++++++++++...”!!! 👍👍👍......more

Goodreads review by Cher 'N Books on March 25, 2016

3.5 stars - It was really good. I didn't even notice until I sat down to write this review, that I did not make any highlights in this novel. While Follett may not have a literary flair that makes me highlight beautiful passages, this story grabbed my attention from the beginning and kept me captivat......more

Goodreads review by Tempo de Ler on May 06, 2016

Pelo maravilhoso enredo, pelo interesse histórico do mesmo, pela excelente contextualização e pelas fantásticas personagens, este livro merece sem dúvida cinco estrelas. Malachi e Lizzie são prisioneiros do século XVIII, ele por ter nascido um escravo nas minas de carvão escocesas e ela por ter nasc......more

Goodreads review by Maria on March 14, 2019

A Pedra Angular da Vida A Liberdade é uma escolha complicada, mas mandatória! Sem ela a Vida não acontece.........more

Goodreads review by Rohit on August 24, 2018

A sweeping saga of love, greed, betrayal and revolt combined with period drama is worth a read. A Ken Follett book makes it really special. This is a story of Malachi McAsh who is a Scottish slave working in the coal mines of Scotland owned by a greedy and wily man George Jamisson and his sons. McAs......more


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Praise for A Place Called Freedom
 
"Gripping . . . a very entertaining tale." Chicago Tribune
 
"Compelling." San Francisco Chronicle
 
"Quick-paced." New York Daily News
 
"An altogether entertaining reading experience." Minneapolis Star Tribune

"Follett skillfully combines tension, eroticism, and an unusual locale." —Detroit Free Press

"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