| Title |
The penal colony
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| Names |
Herley, Richard.
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| Book Number |
DB116306
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| Title Status |
In Process
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| Language |
English
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| Annotation |
"It is 1997. The British government now runs island prison colonies to take dangerous offenders from its overcrowded mainland jails. Among all these colonies, Sert, 25 miles off the north Cornish coast, has the worst reputation. There are no warders. Satellite technology is used to keep the convicts under watch. New arrivals are dumped by helicopter and must learn to survive as best they can. To Sert, one afternoon in July, is brought Anthony John Routledge, sentenced for a sex-murder he did not commit. Routledge knows he is here forever. And he knows he must quickly forget the rules of civilized life. But not all the islanders are savages. Under the charismatic leadership of one man, a community has evolved. A community with harsh and unyielding rules, peopled by resourceful men for whom the hopeless dream of escape may not be so hopeless after all ..." -- Provided by publisher. -- Violence and some strong language.
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| Medium |
Digital Books
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| Audience Notes |
Contains violence. NLS/BPH
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Contains some strong language. NLS/BPH
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| Local Subject |
Fiction
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Novels
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British fiction - 823
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English-British literature - 820
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| LC Subject |
Action and adventure fiction
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Suspense fiction
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Bildungsromans
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Penal colonies - Fiction
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| Call Number |
823.914 AFI
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| Publication Info |
Washington, D.C. : National Library Service for the Blind and Print Disabled, Library of Congress,
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| Original Publication |
Recorded from: [United States] : Richard Herley, 2010. 9781452310831
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