| Record Number |
741552 |
| ISBN |
9780349004952 (paperback) |
| Author |
Highsmith, Patricia, 1921-1995 author. |
| Title |
The glass cell / Patricia Highsmith ; introduced by Joan Schenkar. |
| Publisher/Date |
London : Virago Press, an imprint of Little, Brown Book Group, 2014. |
| ©1964 |
| Pagination etc. |
xx, 266 pages ; 20 cm. |
| Summary Note |
In 1961, Patricia Highsmith received a fan letter from a prison inmate. A correspondence ensued between author and inmate, and Highsmith became fascinated with the psychological traumas that incarceration can inflict. Based on a true story, 'The glass cell' is Highsmith's fictionalization of everything she learned. Falsely convicted of fraud, the easy-going but naive Philip Carter is sent to prison. Despite his devotion to Hazel, his wife, and the support of David Sullivan, a lawyer and friend who tries to avenge the injustice done to him, Carter endures six lonely and drug-ravaged years. Upon his release, Carter is a much more discerning, suspicious, and violent man. For those around him, earning back his trust can mean the difference between life and death. |
| Subject |
Ex-convicts -- Fiction |
| Judicial error -- Fiction |
| Psychological fiction. |
| Added Author |
Schenkar, Joan author of introduction, etc. |
| Shelf Location |
F HIGH |
