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A Prison Diary
- Narrated by: Andrew Sachs
- Length: 5 hrs and 32 mins
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Summary
The sun is shining through the bars of my window on what must be a glorious summer day. I've been incarcerated in a cell five paces by three for 12 and a half hours, and will not be let out again until midday; 18 and a half hours of solitary confinement. There is a child of 17 in the cell below me who has been charged with shoplifting, his first offence, not even convicted, and he is being locked up for 18 and a half hours, unable to speak to anyone. This is Great Britain in the 21st century, not Turkey, not Nigeria, not Kosovo, but Britain.
On Thursday 19 July 2001, after a perjury trial lasting seven weeks, Jeffrey Archer was sentenced to four years in jail. He was to spend the first 22 days and 14 hours in HMP Belmarsh, a double A-Category high-security prison in South London, which houses some of Britain's most violent criminals.
This is the author's daily record of the time he spent there.
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- Graeme
- 15-02-13
Bellmarsh With Basics
So many audio books to choose from.
And so so many I have bought, but all i want is the 2 follow ups to this book.
Guess I will have to read them !
Get this book its excellent it all ways, simple as that
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- Jane G Inglis
- 23-12-22
Brilliant
Fascinating, I was intrigued, I couldn’t leave it alone, a tough time, handled and endured well
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- tom
- 09-02-15
Not The Gritty Story I Expected
I am a big fan of prison stories/biographies. The suspense and pressure of someone trapped in an environment they can't escape.
This book gives an interesting insight into prison life but ultimately no real story. Quite a boring account of prison food and the monotony of prison life.
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- S. M. Featherstone
- 03-10-20
Excellent as always
I love everything Jeffrey Archer writes 👍
Just about to start another Jeffrey Archer classic, while I am painting 😊
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