A Place Called Freedom by Ken FollettMy rating: 4 of 5 stars
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. McAsh yearns for freedom from slavery and circumstances arise when he is forced to go to America as a convict. He falls in love with Lizzie Hallim, an aristocrat lady who is married to the villain of the story, Jay Jamisson, the son of George Jamisson. This is the story of McAsh journey to freedom.
The characters are well developed and I loved the character of Lizzie who is portrayed as dare-devil and tom-boyish. You feel for McAsh who never gives up on his dream of breaking free from the shackles of slavery. You hate Jay for his selfishness and bigotry. There are fringe characters like Lennox, Cora and Peggy who complete the story beautifully. A nice and quick enjoyable read. However this cannot be compared to Pillars of the Earth which was a magnificent period drama.
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