Published 2010
by Farrar Straus Giroux in New York .
Written in English
Imprisoned for a murder he did not commit, fourteen-year-old Alex Sawyer thinks that he has escaped the hellish Furnace Penitentiary, but instead he winds up in solitary confinement, where new horrors await him.
Edition Notes
| Statement | Alexander Gordon Smith. |
| Genre | Fiction |
| Series | Escape from Furnace |
| Classifications | |
|---|---|
| LC Classifications | PZ7.S6423 So 2010 |
| The Physical Object | |
| Pagination | p. cm. |
| ID Numbers | |
| Open Library | OL23696922M |
| ISBN 10 | 9780374324926 |
| LC Control Number | 2009030843 |
| OCLC/WorldCa | 435917573 |
“Solitary” is a profound book about friendship. Along with Robert King and Herman Wallace, Woodfox became known as part of the “Angola 3.” These men were mostly kept separated from one. Solitary is the second book in the Escape from Furnace series and if you want a fast-paced book that causes emotional and mental destruction, This book will mess your mind and emotions. This little shit is amazing and Smith is a genius for giving you one hell of a roller coaster ride/5. This book is the second book in the Escape From Furnace series. In this book, Alex and Zee are placed in solitary, where they must fight against their mind to avoid going insane. Along the way, they meet Simon, a horrible human experiment gone wrong, who promises to help them escape, but can he really be trusted?/5(). About the Book. Finalist for the National Book Award in Nonfiction. Solitary is the unforgettable life story of a man who served more than four decades in solitary confinement—in a 6-foot by 9-foot cell, 23 hours a day, in notorious Angola prison in Louisiana—all for a crime he did not commit. That Albert Woodfox survived was, in itself, a feat of extraordinary endurance against the.
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