[close] Purgatory A Prison Diary, Volume 2 Jeffrey Archer New York Times bestselling novelist Jeffrey Archer shares his experience of prison life to critique the British penal system n August 9, 2001, twenty-two days after Archer-now known as Prisoner FF8282-was sentenced to four years in prison for perjury, he was transferred from a maximum security prison in London to HMP Wayland, a medium security prison in Norfolk. For the next sixty-seven days, as he waited to be reclassified for an 'open,' minimum security prison, he encountered not only the daily degradations of a dangerously overstretched prison system but also the spirit and courage of his fellow inmates. Purgatory: A Prison Diary, Volume 2 is Archer's frank, shock-ing, sometimes humorous, sometimes horrifying account of those sixty-seven days. Praise for A Prison Diary, Vol. 1: 'A tale that is not only important but true.' -The Washington Post 'The finest thing that he's ever written....riveting.' -Independent on Sunday (UK) 'Compelling reading....Archer knows how to tell a story.'-Houston Chronicle JEFFREY ARCHER became the youngest member of the House of Commons in 1969, was appointed Deputy Chairman of the Conservative Party in 1985, and was elevated to the House of Lords in 1992. All of his story collections and novels-including most recently Sons of Fortune-have been international bestsellers. Archer is married, has two children, and lives in England. Memoir 0-312-33098-7 $25.95 $38.95 Canadian 61/8" x 91/4" / 320 pages Includes one 8-page color photo insert July [close]