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The Glass Cell
The Glass Cell | Patricia Highsmith
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At last back in print, one of Patricia Highsmith's most disturbing works. Rife with overtones of Dostoyevsky, The Glass Cell, first published forty years ago, combines a quintessential Highsmith mystery with a penetrating critique of the psychological devastation wrought by the prison system. Falsely convicted of fraud, the easygoing but naive Philip Carter is sentenced to six lonely, drug-ravaged years in prison. Upon his release, Carter is a more suspicious and violent man. For those around him, earning back his trust can mean the difference between life and death. The Glass Cell's bleak and compelling portrait of daily prison lifeand the consequences for those who live itis, sadly, as relevant today as it was when the book was first published in 1964.
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eeclayton
The Glass Cell | Patricia Highsmith
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eeclayton @jlhammar It's one of my all-time favourites, too ☺️ 2y
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eeclayton
The Glass Cell | Patricia Highsmith
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An innocent man is sentenced to prison for a crime he didn't commit. After he serves his time, he returns to his family, but he's a changed man. It's a really heavy story, one of Highsmith's best.

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andrew61
The Glass Cell | Patricia Highsmith
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I think Patricia Highsmith has to be the best of American writers, Ripley is of course the greatest villain and i loved Carol. Here are my next two PH bks waiting to be read, my gr rating of carol, and the title bk is one i read recently. And don't forget strangers in a train
A prolific writer and when the psychological thriller is being hailed as the new genre it makes you want to shout read Patricia Highsmith

Leftcoastzen She is amazing! Glad to see someone singing her praises! 6y
andrew61 @Leftcoastzen ☺here here. 6y
Billypar Only read two of hers, but enjoyed them both and looking forward to reading more! 6y
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