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Prison Diary 2: Wayland - Purgatory (Paperback)

by Jeffrey Archer (Author)
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  • Paperback: 320 pages
  • Publisher: Pan Books; New edition edition (2 Jul 2004)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 033041884X
  • ISBN-13: 978-0330418843
  • Product Dimensions: 17.6 x 10.4 x 2.4 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 9,831 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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'The finest thing that Jeffrey Archer has ever written' Independent on Sunday 'Compelling reportage...Jeffrey Archer raises these diaries to the standards of a prison Pepys by being such an assiduous recorder of fellow inmates' secrets' Jonathan Aitken, Mail on Sunday --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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On 9th August 2001, 22 days after Jeffrey Archer was sentenced to four years in prison for perjury, he was transferred from HMP Belmarsh, a double-A Category high-security prison in south London, to HMP Wayland, a Category C establishment in Norfolk. He served 67 days in Wayland and during that time, as this account testifies, encountered not only the daily degradations of a dangerously over-stretched prison service, but the spirit and courage of his fellow inmates.

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55 of 55 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Gripping Read, 8 Feb 2006
By m tennant "technicalrev" (united kingdom) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Prison Diary: Volume 2 - Purgatory (Hardcover)
Jeffery Archers prison diary series is a gripping insight in to life in prison a must read whether you are a fan of archer or note.
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13 of 14 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars More settled and more "Archer", 30 Nov 2003
By Chris (Scottsdale, AZ United States) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Prison Diary: Volume 2 - Purgatory (Hardcover)
The first volume of this series was fascinating because it addressed a question which most of us had when we first learned of Archer's sentencing; "how is a guy like that going to deal with being in prison?" I can highly recommend the first volume of the prison diaries because you get a real sense of Archer's total shock at everything he is experiencing in the prison system.

For volume two he is moved to a somewhat less severe prison and allowed many more freedoms and comforts than previously. Overall I found this volume to be less engaging than the first. The real problem is that, in spite of a few unpleasant circumstances, Archer is comfortable enough to start getting smug again. While the prison system itself seems determined to not show any preferential treatment for fear of negative press, Archer manages to surround himself with a crew of eager inmate-servants who are happy to to accept payment for their services by having money transferred to their outside accounts by Archer's secretary, publisher, family members and others. By the end of the the book he's lamenting a narrowly missed opportunity to buy an oil painting for only $500,000 while successfully managing to purchase a $10,000 emerald (which may sell for twice that in London), by convinvcing a Columbian inmate to have his brother risk his life negotiating with gem trading bandits "on the mountain". Any sympathy I had for Archer in volume one was completely eradicated by the end of volume two.

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars A charmed life?, 13 Nov 2005
By Ralph Blumenau (London United Kingdom) - See all my reviews
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As compelling a read as Volume I. He is now in Category C Wayl
and prison, which, though still full of any number of restraints, is far more relaxed than Belmarsh. But to this reader it seems clear that the charmed (if uncomfortable) life Archer led in prison might have been less charmed had he not b
een so famous. On the other hand, his own basic charm and good nature (as theyappear in these diaries) probably also helped with both inmates and warders.(See also my reviews of Vols.I and III)
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5.0 out of 5 stars Prison Horror - Archer Enigma
I suppose it is difficult to review the diaries without being somewhat influenced by Archer's background and the incidents which lead to his incarceration. Read more
Published 1 month ago by Sissel M. Østdahl

5.0 out of 5 stars Very well observed
I don't know why, but I spend a lot of time defending Jeffrey Archer from people who for some reason or other dislike the man. Read more
Published 7 months ago by Martin A. Chambers

5.0 out of 5 stars fantastic stuff - buy all three diaries
Just like the other 2 diaries, this is a great book and gives a great insight into the prison system and the people that inhabit it. Read more
Published on 16 April 2007 by Mr. Richard Bristol

5.0 out of 5 stars FAB
Its the ultimate gripping book, the fact the Jeffery Archer makes the experience of prison so exciting proves his writing skills. V. easy reading, great book
Published on 1 Dec 2005 by annalysetp

5.0 out of 5 stars Purgatory
The second installment in Archers prison diary is as gripping as the first. his use of language and descriptive prose, as well as the excellent sketches produced by another of... Read more
Published on 1 Jul 2004 by andyj25190254

5.0 out of 5 stars Another Great Book by Archer!!!
I will admit I am a fairly slow reader but I read this book in no time at all, the experiences are fascinating the detail is extraordinary and the people are better than any... Read more
Published on 10 April 2004 by A J Taylor

3.0 out of 5 stars More of the same
Wayland continues where Belmarsh left off. Again, it is not a literary work of art – short sentences, simple plots. Read more
Published on 4 Aug 2003 by Jan Toncar

4.0 out of 5 stars Prisoner F8282
Having just finished reading Archers account of his time in the high security prison 'Helmarsh', i was looking forward to continuing the prison diaries and have not been... Read more
Published on 4 Aug 2003 by martinjones123

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