 First edition | |
| Author | Beryl Bainbridge |
|---|---|
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Duckworth (1976, UK) George Braziller (1977, US) |
| Media type | |
| Pages | 200 |
| ISBN | 978-0-7156-11395 |
A Quiet Life is a novel by English author Beryl Bainbridge published in 1976 by Gerald Duckworth & Co, it 'depicts a dysfunctional family modelled closely on the author's own'. [1]
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