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The Quiet Woman: Available Copies
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Seller: Better World Books Ltd (Dunfermline, United Kingdom)
Used Book—Condition: Very Good
Book Price: $7.91
Shipping: $10.37
TOTAL Cost: $18.28
Ships from the UK. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in excellent condition. May show signs of wear or have minor defects.
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Seller: AwesomeBooks (Wallingford, United Kingdom)
Used Book—Condition: Very Good
Book Price: $13.33
Shipping: $6.47
TOTAL Cost: $19.80
This book is in very good condition and will be shipped within 24 hours of ordering. The cover may have some limited signs of wear but the pages are clean, intact and the spine remains undamaged. This book has clearly been well maintained and looked after thus far. Money back guarantee if you are not satisfied. See all our books here, order more than 1 book and get discounted shipping. .
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The Quiet Woman (Paperback) by Christopher Priest
Paperback
ISBN: 9780575121706
Publisher: Orion Publishing Co, London (2014)
Seller: Grand Eagle Retail (Fairfield, OH, U.S.A.) New Book
Book Price: $21.69
Shipping: Free!
TOTAL Cost: $21.69
Paperback. THE QUIET WOMAN stitches together a horrifyingly plausable near-future dystopian Britain and a typically Priestian account of an individual lost in the blurred boundaries between the real and the imagined. It is a novel that bears comparison with the work of Kazuo Ishiguro and A.S. Byatt as well as that of John Wyndham.In a country that has lost its way memories of past lives are distracting Alice Stockton. Living alone after the break up of her marriage she makes a precarious living as a biographer yet finds herself powerfully and inexplicably influenced by the lives of others.A novel of uncertain personal histories and literary mystery set in a disturbingly real dystopian Britain, THE QUIET WOMAN is vintage Christopher Priest.Christopher Priest is a genre-leading author of SFF fiction. His novel, THE PRESTIGE, won a number of awards and was adapted into a critically acclaimed, Oscar-nominated film directed by Christopher Nolan (TENET, INCEPTION) starring Hugh Jackman (THE GREATEST SHOWMAN, X-MEN), Christian Bale (THE BIG SHORT, BATMAN BEGINS), Michael Caine (THE ITALIAN JOB) and Scarlett Johansson (MARRIAGE STORY, THE AVENGERS). A chilling tale of a dystopian Britain and a woman lost in memories of the past from an ARTHUR C. CLARKE and JOHN W. CAMPBELL AWARD-winning author. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.
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Seller: WeBuyBooks (Rossendale, LANCS, United Kingdom)
Used Book—Condition: Good
Book Price: $11.67
Shipping: $10.18
TOTAL Cost: $21.85
Most items will be dispatched the same or the next working day. A copy that has been read but remains in clean condition. All of the pages are intact and the cover is intact and the spine may show signs of wear. The book may have minor markings which are not specifically mentioned.
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Seller: Bahamut Media (Reading, United Kingdom)
Used Book—Condition: Very Good
Book Price: $13.33
Shipping: $9.05
TOTAL Cost: $22.38
Shipped within 24 hours from our UK warehouse. Clean, undamaged book with no damage to pages and minimal wear to the cover. Spine still tight, in very good condition. Remember if you are not happy, you are covered by our 100% money back guarantee.
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Seller: Kennys Bookshop and Art Galleries Ltd. (Galway, GY, Ireland) New Book
Book Price: $21.59
Shipping: $11.43
TOTAL Cost: $33.02
A chilling tale of a dystopian Britain and a woman lost in memories of the past from an ARTHUR C. CLARKE and JOHN W. CAMPBELL AWARD-winning author. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: FL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 130 x 20. Weight in Grams: 228. . 2014. Paperback. . . . .
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Seller: Kennys Bookstore (Olney, MD, U.S.A.) New Book
Book Price: $24.16
Shipping: $10.50
TOTAL Cost: $34.66
A chilling tale of a dystopian Britain and a woman lost in memories of the past from an ARTHUR C. CLARKE and JOHN W. CAMPBELL AWARD-winning author. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: FL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 130 x 20. Weight in Grams: 228. . 2014. Paperback. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.
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Seller: AHA-BUCH GmbH (Einbeck, Germany) New Book
Book Price: $19.01
Shipping: $31.79
TOTAL Cost: $50.80
Neuware - A chilling tale of a dystopian Britain and a woman lost in memories of the past from an ARTHUR C. CLARKE and JOHN W. CAMPBELL AWARD-winning author.
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The Quiet Woman by PRIEST CHRISTOPHER
Hardcover
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Publisher: Bloomsbury, London (1990)
Seller: James M Pickard, ABA, ILAB, PBFA. (LEICESTER, United Kingdom)
Used Book—Condition: unspecified
Book Price: $32.05
Shipping: $29.82
TOTAL Cost: $61.87
First UK Edition. SIGNED COPY. Publisher's blue boards with author, title and publisher in gilt to the spine and author's initials and stars in gilt to the front board. A fine copy in like D/W. Signed by the Author on the title page. Scans/photographs available upon request.
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The Quiet Woman (Paperback) by Christopher Priest
Paperback
ISBN: 9780575121706
Publisher: Orion Publishing Co, London (2014)
Seller: CitiRetail (Stevenage, United Kingdom) New Book
Book Price: $20.02
Shipping: $47.97
TOTAL Cost: $67.99
Paperback. THE QUIET WOMAN stitches together a horrifyingly plausable near-future dystopian Britain and a typically Priestian account of an individual lost in the blurred boundaries between the real and the imagined. It is a novel that bears comparison with the work of Kazuo Ishiguro and A.S. Byatt as well as that of John Wyndham.In a country that has lost its way memories of past lives are distracting Alice Stockton. Living alone after the break up of her marriage she makes a precarious living as a biographer yet finds herself powerfully and inexplicably influenced by the lives of others.A novel of uncertain personal histories and literary mystery set in a disturbingly real dystopian Britain, THE QUIET WOMAN is vintage Christopher Priest.Christopher Priest is a genre-leading author of SFF fiction. His novel, THE PRESTIGE, won a number of awards and was adapted into a critically acclaimed, Oscar-nominated film directed by Christopher Nolan (TENET, INCEPTION) starring Hugh Jackman (THE GREATEST SHOWMAN, X-MEN), Christian Bale (THE BIG SHORT, BATMAN BEGINS), Michael Caine (THE ITALIAN JOB) and Scarlett Johansson (MARRIAGE STORY, THE AVENGERS). A chilling tale of a dystopian Britain and a woman lost in memories of the past from an ARTHUR C. CLARKE and JOHN W. CAMPBELL AWARD-winning author. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability.
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Seller: Westmoor Books (Bedale, United Kingdom)
Used Book—Condition: Near Fine
Book Price: $40.06
Shipping: $31.11
TOTAL Cost: $71.17
Near Fine First Edition, first impression in a VG unclipped DJ.presentation copy signed by the author to the title page.light wear to corners & edgesof DJ, slight creasing & a small scuff to rear panel
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The Quiet Woman (Paperback) by Christopher Priest
Paperback
ISBN: 9780575121706
Publisher: Orion Publishing Co, London (2014)
Seller: AussieBookSeller (Truganina, VIC, Australia) New Book
Book Price: $34.46
Shipping: $37.00
TOTAL Cost: $71.46
Paperback. THE QUIET WOMAN stitches together a horrifyingly plausable near-future dystopian Britain and a typically Priestian account of an individual lost in the blurred boundaries between the real and the imagined. It is a novel that bears comparison with the work of Kazuo Ishiguro and A.S. Byatt as well as that of John Wyndham.In a country that has lost its way memories of past lives are distracting Alice Stockton. Living alone after the break up of her marriage she makes a precarious living as a biographer yet finds herself powerfully and inexplicably influenced by the lives of others.A novel of uncertain personal histories and literary mystery set in a disturbingly real dystopian Britain, THE QUIET WOMAN is vintage Christopher Priest.Christopher Priest is a genre-leading author of SFF fiction. His novel, THE PRESTIGE, won a number of awards and was adapted into a critically acclaimed, Oscar-nominated film directed by Christopher Nolan (TENET, INCEPTION) starring Hugh Jackman (THE GREATEST SHOWMAN, X-MEN), Christian Bale (THE BIG SHORT, BATMAN BEGINS), Michael Caine (THE ITALIAN JOB) and Scarlett Johansson (MARRIAGE STORY, THE AVENGERS). A chilling tale of a dystopian Britain and a woman lost in memories of the past from an ARTHUR C. CLARKE and JOHN W. CAMPBELL AWARD-winning author. Shipping may be from our Sydney, NSW warehouse or from our UK or US warehouse, depending on stock availability.
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