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A Prisoner of Birth
by Jeffrey. Archer
from Macmillan

Editorial Review:

'This intricate story, faultlessly constructed, supports action packed writing and makes the incredible totally believable...a truly amazing tale '

'...plot that allows the author to draw on his own experiences, including not just Belmarsh but also the law...'

'Funny how being banged up in jail can bring the best out of you.'

'...the book draws vividly on Archer's first-hand experiences of prison life.'

'Archer creates characters that jump out from the page and stay with you long after you close the book.'

'Jeffrey Archer's new novel represents something of a comeback...a powerful tale.'

'Page-turner with a balance of likeable characters and unscrupulous villains.'

'Morality tale worth its salt.'

'Archer excels with his numerous courtroom scenes - and other scenes involving professionals such as Swiss bankers.'

'A powerful new novel of deception, hatred and revenge.'

Customer Reviews:

• Avg. Customer Rating: 4.0 / 5.0

• Farfetched but still brilliant!
  There is no questioning that this is an improbable plot but this is a brilliant book that will keep you turning the pages.Its fast-paced, unputdownable, gripping and addictive and you will not want to put this one down until you have finished. Mr Archer at his best.
  

• Inside knowledge
  I have never subscribed to the view that Jeffrey Archer should be avoided at all costs - to me that just smacks of elitism and snobbery. I bought this to go on holiday and thoroughly enjoyed it. It kept me interested and entertained although towards the end I did find myself putting the book down a lot as I did not want to finish it !! To me Jeffrey Archer has always been a good story teller and that is precisely what he does with this book - tells a good story with a fairly typical Jeffrey Archer twist. I... more info

• A Prisoner of Mediocrity
  I so wanted to like this book and it started well, the first 100 pages galloped along.Then once we got to the Prison section i felt it started to stumble and by the time the first major plot change happened i just couldnt accept it.
  It was to me totally unbelievable and not realistic, and from that point I struggled with continuing.I did continue, but skip read vast chunks and its that poor that I did that and still did not manage to miss any key points.
  Archer made his name as a great... more info

• Splendid
  I liken this story to Archers 'Not a penny more, not a penny less', a novel I equally enjoyed. Both stories are about revenge for undoing some injustice and have great plots on how the revenge is sought and delivered. Archer's story-telling in this novel is back to his best and it grips the reader from the opening murder and trial of Danny, through to 'Sir Nick's' release from prison and revenge through to the final re-trial of Danny. I only had 3 complaints, i) Book 4 revenge came after 330 pages,and its... more info

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