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The Glass Cell

The Glass Cell

The Glass Cell is a psychological thriller novel by Patricia Highsmith. It was the tenth of her 22 novels. It addresses the psychological and physical impact of wrongful imprisonment. It appeared in both the UK and the US in 1964. When first published, the book jacket carried a warning that its opening scene is "almost unacceptable".It was republished by W.W. Norton & Company in 2004 and by Virago in 2014.


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“The justice I have received, I shall give back.”

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