Un Lugar Llamado Libertad, (Paperback)

from ElisabethZguta

I wanted to read another Scottish tale to compare the experience against the Outlander that's back in vogue. I've been reading that series and thought of this book which is set in the same time period (1700) and I like Ken Follett's historical fiction. So I read A Place Called Freedom.The biggest...

from SaraAnn05

This book has been languishing on my shelves for years, but having read Pillars of the Earth and World Without End, I was looking for more Ken Follett to read and rediscovered this one. I think I would have enjoyed it more if I hadn't read the other two first, as it had so much unrealised potenti...

from miyurose

While not as strong a piece of historical fiction as something by John Jakes or even Diana Gabaldon, Follett does a great job of keeping the pages turning. This kept me reading, even if some of the events have a slight reek of "we have got to stop meeting like this!". Mack is not your typical ser...

from kaebs

Good story, good characters, well written. It's Ken Follett, what else can I say? Off course it is not 'Pillars', but this book is certainly a good read. I nice epic story about the interlinked lives of two people, spanning two countries, and with plenty of historical accounts mixed in.

from flashflood42

Interesting on coal mining and Virginia plantations as well as the transatlantic voyage for convicts (less so for gentry). The love story is predictable, sex scenes steamy, characters almost caricatures, but still fun to listen to.