The Prison House - Softcover

Jimmy has reached a crossroads in life. After many months of drifting and drinking his way around Europe he finds himself incarcerated in Seven Towers, a notorious hilltop prison, peering into the abyss. Jimmy is now a fully-fledged alien, unable to understand the language and customs of the inmates - shoplifters, drug addicts, murderers and rapists. But what exactly is the nature of Jimmy's offence? And what is the dark secret that haunts his every move?

'With a brutally brilliant imagination, The Prison House takes you to a place where angels fear to tread. Go there and be redeemed' Brian Keenan

'Overflows with a richness of invention that propels the reader through even the most gruelling ordeals' Independent

Jimmy has reached a crossroads in life. After many months of drifting and drinking his way around Europe, he finds himself incarcerated in seven towers, a notorious hilltop prision, peering into the abyss. Jimmy is now a fully-fledged alien, unable to understand the language and customs of the inmates - shoplifters, drug addicts, murderers and rapists. But what exactly is the natue of Jimmy's offence? And what is the dark secret that haunts his every move?

Blurring the lines between innocence and guilt, crime and punishment, reality and fantasy, The Prison House is as much about one man's will to survive as it is about the capacity for evil.

'A compelling, impressive read. King is perhaps the most passionately liberal writer in Britain today' Big Issue

'Exhilarating' Guardian