title: Heaven: A Prison Diary Volume 3
author:  Jeffrey Archer 
description: In 2001, bestselling novelist Archer (<i>Sons of Fortune</i>; etc.) was sentenced to four years' imprisonment for perjury. Volume one of his diaries detailed his first 22 days at a facility for violent offenders; volume two described his move to a place mostly populated by drug offenders and armed robbers. Volume three opens on Day 89, as Archer arrives at North Sea Camp, an "open" prison for well-behaved lifers and convicts nearing parole. As hospital orderly, Archer has certain perksa private room with bathand a full work schedule, essential for staving off prison's big challenge: boredom. Being a writer helps; he fills the hours writing his diary and interviewing fellow inmates. There's a whole lot of tedious "what I ate for breakfast"-type entries which make a strong case for how dull prison life really is. There's no discussion anywhere of Archer's crime and little talk of British Conservative politics; the focus stays on daily prison life. Archer's fiction fans will read this volume just to see him home free; for prison reform advocates, the entire series may open doors to Archer's other work. <br />Copyright  Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
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  **A PRISONER OF BIRTH**
  
  
  
  
  
    
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  **ALSO BY JEFFREY ARCHER**
  
  
  NOVELS
  
  
  _Not a Penny More, Not a Penny Less  
  Shall We Tell the President?  
  Kane & Abel  
  The Prodigal Daughter  
  First Among Equals  
  A Matter of Honor  
  As the Crow Flies  
  Honor Among Thieves  
  The Fourth Estate  
  The Eleventh Commandment  
  Sons of Fortune  
  False Impression  
  The Gospel According to Judas by Benjamin Iscariot_ (with the assistance of
  Professor  
  Francis J. Moloney)
  
  
  SHORT STORIES
  
  
  _A Quiver Full of Arrows  
  A Twist in the Tale  
  Twelve Red Herrings  
  The Collected Short Stories  
  To Cut a Long Story Short  
  Cat O'Nine Tales_
  
  
  PLAYS
  
  
  _Beyond Reasonable Doubt  
  Exclusive  
  The Accused_
  
  
  PRISON DIARIES
  
  
  _Volume One: Hell  
  Volume Two: Purgatory  
  Volume Three: Heaven_
  
  
  SCREENPLAYS
  
  
  _Mallory: Walking off the Map  
  False Impression_
  
  
  
  
  
    
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  # **A PRISONER OF BIRTH**
  
  
  **JEFFREY ARCHER**
  
  
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