Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #34380 in Books
• Published on: 1996-08-09
• Binding: Paperback
• 576 pages

Synopsis
In a brutal world, charismatic rebel miner Mack McAsh - a slave by birth - is a man with the courage to stand up for what is right, and the strength to stick by his beliefs. Independent, rebellious Lizzie Hallim, meanwhile, is engaged to Jay Jamisson, the ruthless landlord's son and heir to an exploitative business empire. Born into separate worlds, Mack and Lizzie are thrown together when Mack becomes an enemy of the state and is forced to flee his homeland. Lizzie aids his escape, and it is not long before passions rage in the old world as well as the new ...Set in an era of turbulent social changes, "A Place Called Freedom" is a magnificent novel from the undisputed master of suspense and drama, Ken Follett. "A compulsive, sweeping adventure" - "Today". "Gripping historical narrative" - "San Francisco Chronicle".

Customer Reviews

One of the best books I have ever read
Follett writes such brilliant stories. This is just engrossing. He writes such page turners. I absolutely love this book and I can't understand why it has not received far more reviews as it is so good.

Compelling? Maybe.
A great story and a really interesting preface. I had mixed feelings about this book. Most of the time 'A Place Called Freedom' swings you along through the pages with ease, but now and then there are parts which seem really dull to read. Maybe the dull parts seemed duller because I had enjoyed the pace of the book, who knows, but I got to the end of the book thinking..."i'm glad to finish it". Ken has written better but this book still deserves a good rating!

I was looking for another Pillars of the Earth...
....but didn't find one. I agree with the other reviews that this is a truely captivating book, excellent characters and a very interesting insight into white slavery of all things!

However I felt that the thought that had gone into the storylines could have gone better - there is one particular abrupt change of direction.

Unlike Eva from Norway, I loved Pillars of the Earth, which I rate as one of the best three books I have read (approximately - I couldn't name the other two) and I like the detailed rambling styles as found in Robert Jordan (Wheel of Time) books.

However, I would still recommend this as a entertaining read!