{"product_id":"2026600003186-secondhand-the-quiet-woman-signed","title":"The Quiet Woman (SIGNED)","description":"\u003cp\u003eEdition: 1st ed., 1st pr.,\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition remarks:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBook: Very good                          \u003cbr\u003eJacket: Very good\u003cbr\u003ePages: Good                  \u003cbr\u003eMarkings: Signed\u003cbr\u003eCondition remarks: Boards - good. Binding - tight. Clean and bright copy. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA taut and unsettling work of psychological suspense, The Quiet Woman chronicles the story of Alice Stockton, a successful novelist whose life is thrown into turmoil when a disturbed woman from her past begins to stalk and systematically disrupt her existence. Christopher Priest constructs the narrative with cool, precise prose that mirrors the creeping dread at the heart of the story, blurring the boundaries between reality, obsession, and identity. The novel presents a sharp and intelligent examination of the nature of privacy, creativity, and the dark undercurrents that can run beneath seemingly ordinary lives. Priest illustrates how the intrusion of an unstable mind can unravel even the most carefully ordered world, building tension with quiet, methodical menace rather than overt melodrama. Fans of literary psychological fiction will find this a masterfully crafted and deeply thought-provoking read.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Secondhand Stock","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48792198971611,"sku":"2026600003186-SECONDHAND","price":60.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/7646\/9701\/files\/8c6c75a9-bc80-4aa8-a987-1849aaefafe0.png?v=1779273340","url":"https:\/\/bookgrocer.com\/products\/2026600003186-secondhand-the-quiet-woman-signed","provider":"Book Grocer","version":"1.0","type":"link"}