- Fiction, History, Scottish Americans, Man-woman relationships
Hidden in the shadows of a Scottish river bank in the winter of 1767, a young woman watches a figure emerging from the icy water. Lizzie Hallim has never seen a naked man before; but her excitement is tinged with fear. The man is a slave, and she is helping him to escape.
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- earnestironic
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About the book
- Author
- Ken Follett
- First published
- 1995
- Pages
- 488
- Publisher
- Círculo de Lectores, Grijalbo, Recorded Books, Inc
- Editions
- 27
- Language
- English, Spanish, French, German
- ISBN
- 9783404128150
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Ken Follett is a British author of thrillers and historical novels. He has sold more then 100 million copies of his works. Four of his books have reached the number 1 ranking on the New York Times best-seller list : *The Key to Rebecca, Lie Down with Lions, Triple* and *World Without End*.
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