{"product_id":"the-glass-cell-9780393325676","title":"The Glass Cell","description":"\u003cp\u003eRife with overtones of Dostoyevsky, The Glass Cell, first published forty years ago, combines a quintessential Highsmith mystery with a penetrating critique of the psychological devastation wrought by the prison system. Falsely convicted of fraud, the easygoing but naive Philip Carter is sentenced to six lonely, drug-ravaged years in prison. Upon his release, Carter is a more suspicious and violent man. For those around him, earning back his trust can mean the difference between life and death. The Glass Cell's bleak and compelling portrait of daily prison life and the consequences for those who live it is, sadly, as relevant today as it was when the book was first published in 1964.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eHighsmith, Patricia:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cstrong\u003ePatricia Highsmith\u003c\/strong\u003e (1921-1995) was the author of more than twenty novels, including \u003cem\u003eThe Price of Salt\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eThe Talented Mr. Ripley\u003c\/em\u003e, as well as numerous short stories.","brand":"W. W. Norton \u0026 Company","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50626016018706,"sku":"9780393325676","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_7fcefbe3-b546-432d-b2cc-a879e9463f86.jpg?v=1732646662","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-glass-cell-9780393325676","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}