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

Author: Ken Follett

Narrator: Simon Prebble

Unabridged: 14 hr 39 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Recorded Books

Published: 04/07/2015

Synopsis

Larger-than-life characters, and an epic plot brimming with the energy of his internationally-acclaimed thrillers make Ken Follett's A Place Called Freedom an experience not to be missed. This lush novel-set in 1766 England and America-evokes an era ripe with riot and revolution from the teeming streets of London to the sprawling grounds of a Virginia plantation. Mack McAsh burns with the desire to escape his life of slavery in Scottish coal mines, while Lizzie Hallim is desperate to shed a life of sheltered subjugation to her spineless husband. United in America, their only chance for freedom lies beyond the western frontier-if they're brave enough to take it. Spanning two continents and bringing together an unforgettable cast of heroes, villains, and rebels, A Place Called Freedom is a magnificent epic of love, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. Narrator Simon Prebble's masterful use of voice and pacing captures a vivid cast of characters, and the powerful destiny that shapes their lives.

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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