NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • An oppressed young man longing for a better life must decide how
much he is willing to sacrifice for true freedom—a “gripping” ( Chicago Tribune ) novel from
the award-winning author of The Pillars of the Earth. “An altogether entertaining reading
experience.”— Minneapolis Star Tribune Scotland 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. From 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.
