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| Book Title | A Place Called Freedom |
| Genre | Thriller |
| Author | Ken Follett |
| Publisher | Ballantine Books |
| Published | 1995 |
| Format | Mass Market Paperback |
| Condition | Good |
| Condition Notes | Vintage mass-market paperback with moderate reading and shelf wear. The front cover shows rubbing, light scratches, edge wear, and several small creases. There is more noticeable wear along the top edge and corners, including a crease at the upper-right corner. The white background has some age-related discoloration and handling marks, but the cover remains attractive and fully readable. Overall, a solid used copy with a strong binding appearance from the visible exterior. |
| Condition | Good |
Scotland, 1766. Twenty-one-year-old Mack McAsh has spent his life trapped in the brutal world of coal mining, where workers are effectively bound to the land and the mine owners who control them. Mack dreams of something almost unimaginable for a man in his position: freedom.
His unlikely ally is Lizzie Hallim, a spirited young woman born into privilege but constrained by the expectations of her own social class. Although separated by wealth and position, Mack and Lizzie share a determination to control their own destinies.
Their stories carry the reader from Scotland’s mines to the crowded streets of London, across the Atlantic under horrifying conditions, and eventually to colonial Virginia. Against a backdrop of class conflict, exploitation, rebellion, and a changing world, Mack’s search for freedom becomes an epic struggle for the right to determine his own future.
EugeneBookStore Summary
A Place Called Freedom combines Ken Follett’s talent for suspense with sweeping historical fiction. It’s an adventure about ordinary people fighting against a system designed to keep them in their place.
The story moves across Scotland, England, and colonial America while mixing romance, rebellion, social conflict, and adventure. Readers who enjoy Follett’s larger historical novels but want something contained in a single volume should find this especially appealing.
It was also a New York Times bestseller, as prominently advertised on this edition’s cover.
Collector Notes
This copy is the 1996 Ballantine/Fawcett Crest mass-market paperback, ISBN 9780449225158, containing 464 pages. Biblio identifies this edition as a first printing. It is not particularly scarce, and Ken Follett’s continuing popularity means plenty of copies remain in circulation. Its value is primarily as an attractive vintage reading edition rather than a major collectible. The map-based cover design and older Fawcett Crest branding do, however, give this printing more character than a modern generic reissue.
