{"product_id":"a-place-called-freedom-isbn-9780449225158","title":"A Place Called Freedom","description":"\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNEW YORK TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e BESTSELLER • An oppressed young man longing for a better life must decide how much he is willing to sacrifice for true freedom—a “gripping” (\u003ci\u003eChicago Tribune\u003c\/i\u003e) novel from the award-winning author of \u003ci\u003eThe Pillars of the Earth.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e“An altogether entertaining reading experience.”—\u003ci\u003eMinneapolis Star Tribune\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eScotland, 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFrom 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.“Gripping . . . a very entertaining tale.”\u003cb\u003e—\u003ci\u003eChicago Tribune\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Compelling.”\u003cb\u003e—\u003ci\u003eSan Francisco Chronicle\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Quick-paced.”\u003cb\u003e—New York \u003ci\u003eDaily News\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Follett skillfully combines tension, [sensuality], and an unusual locale.”\u003cb\u003e—\u003ci\u003eDetroit Free Press \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Follett keeps the pace fast and the writing crisp. . . . An altogether entertaining reading experience.”—\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eMinneapolis Star Tribune\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e “A richly colored plot . . . Entertaining.”\u003cb\u003e—\u003ci\u003eLexington Herald-Leader\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Superb storytelling.”\u003cb\u003e—\u003ci\u003eWest Coast Review of Books\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“The action and the tension should keep fans happily turning pages.”\u003cb\u003e—\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eKen Follett \u003c\/b\u003eburst into the book world with \u003ci\u003eEye of the Needle\u003c\/i\u003e, an award-winning thriller and international bestseller. After several more successful thrillers, he surprised everyone with \u003ci\u003eThe Pillars of the Earth \u003c\/i\u003eand its long-awaited sequel,\u003ci\u003e World Without End\u003c\/i\u003e, a national and international bestseller. Follett’s new, magnificent historical epic, the Century Trilogy, includes the bestselling \u003ci\u003eFall of Giants\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eWinter of the World\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eEdge of Eternity\u003c\/i\u003e. He lives in England with his wife, Barbara.Mack was in one of the common wards of Newgate Prison.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHe could not remember all that had happened to him the night before. He had a dazed recollection of being tied up and thrown across the back of a horse and carried through London. There was a tall building with barred windows, a cobbled courtyard, a staircase and a studded door. Then he had been led in here. It had been dark, and he had not been able to see much. Battered and fatigued, he had fallen asleep.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHe woke to find himself in a room about the size of Cora's apartment. It was cold: there was no glass in the windows and no fire in the fireplace. The place smelled foul. At least thirty other people were crammed in with him: men, women and children, plus a dog and a pig. Everyone slept on the floor and shared a large chamberpot.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThere was a constant coming and going. Some of the women left early in the morning, and Mack learned they were not prisoners but prisoners' wives who bribed the jailers and spent the nights here. The warders brought in food, beer, gin, and newspapers for those who could pay their grossly inflated prices. People went to see friends in other wards. One prisoner was visited by a clergyman, another by a barber. Anything was permitted, it seemed, but everything had to be paid for.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePeople laughed about their plight and joked about their crimes. There was an air of jollity that annoyed Mack. He was hardly awake before he was offered a swallow of gin from someone's bottle and a puff on a pipe of tobacco, as if they were all at a wedding.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMack hurt all over, but his head was the worst. There was a lump at the back that was crusted with blood. He felt hopelessly gloomy. He had failed in every way. He had run away from Hugh to be free, yet he was in jail. He had fought for the coal heavers' rights and had got some of them killed. He had lost Cora. He would be put on trial for treason, or riot, or murder. And he would probably die on the gallows. Many of the people around him had as much reason to grieve, but perhaps they were too stupid to grasp their fate.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePoor Esther would never get out of the village now. 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