Day 115. Saturday 10th November 2001. 6.38am. It's all an act. I am hopelessly unhappy, dejected and broken. I smile when I am at my lowest, I laugh when I see no humour, I help others when I need help myself. I am alone. The final volume of Jeffrey Archer's prison diaries, A Prison Diary Volume III: Heaven, covers the period of his transfer from Wayland to his eventual release on parole in July 2003. It includes a shocking account of the traumatic time he spent in the notorious Lincoln jail and the events that led to his incarceration there – it also throws light on a system that is close to breaking point. Told with humour, compassion and honesty, it closes with a thought-provoking manifesto that should be applauded by the Establishment and prison population alike.

稀代の語り手ジェフリー・アーチャーが、虚飾を剥ぎ取り「生」をさらけ出した魂の記録です。監獄という極限下、微笑の裏に絶望を隠す心理描写は、文学的な深みと凄絶な熱量を帯びています。自己を冷徹に見つめる筆致は、人間が崩壊と再生の狭間で揺れ動く姿を鮮烈に描き出し、読者の胸を激しく打ちます。 単なる獄中記を超え、崩壊寸前のシステムへの痛烈な告発と、再生への祈りが込められています。絶望の淵で他者を救おうとする葛藤、そして最後に提示される真摯な提言は、不条理な現実に抗う勇気を与えてくれます。著者の知性と慈愛が結晶化した、まさに最高峰のヒューマンドラマです。