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A place called freedom

Follett, Ken
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historical fiction social historical fiction past tense third limited POV ~532 pp
features extracted 2026-04-12

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oppressive defiant tragic

A historical fiction. Expect dense, literary prose, epic scope. Plot-driven and deeply introspective. Ends on an unresolved note. Contains notable violence, romance, sexual content.

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Prose density 75
sparsedense
Pacing 40
slow burnpropulsive
Emotional tone 30
darkhopeful
Worldbuilding 60
minimalmaximal
Char / plot 80
character-drivenplot-driven
Interiority 70
externalintrospective
Ending 20
unresolvedcathartic
Stakes 90
intimateepic

Content

Violence 90%
noneextreme
Sexual content 60%
noneexplicit
Humor 20%
seriouscomedic
Romance 70%
nonecentral

Structure & Cast

Structure
Word count132,935
Page count~532 pp
Prologue—
Epilogue—
Tensepast
Cast & World
POVthird limited

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