Synopsis
'All the staples of the prison memoir are here: sadistic guards and attempted break-out, the terrors of solitary confinement, the joys of freedom . . . The result is a truly gripping piece of testimony'
Sunday Telegraph
A darkly comic, sometimes shocking account of life in San Pedro, the world's most bizarre prison, through the eyes of one bemused Englishman.
When Thomas McFadden...
Details
30 June 2016400 pages
9781509829408Imprint: Pan
Reviews
All the staples of the prison memoir are here: sadistic guards, an attempted break-out, the terrors of solitary confinement, the joys of freedom . . . The result is a truly gripping piece of testimony.Sunday Telegraph
Astonishing real-life story of a Brit drug smuggler banged up in Bolivia's most notorious jail.FHM
This exotic, cautionary yarn opens the abyss beneath our wealthy world.Uncut
The book is filled with characters ranging from outrageous to inspiring, and Young layers on the texture – sights, sounds, smells – until we feel as though we have visited the place. Travel literature of a very special and captivating kind.Booklist
