THE SILENCE OF THE GIRLS By Pat Barker. (London): HH (Hamish Hamilton), (2018). First edition, first printing. "First published 2018" statement and first printing code 001 to the copyright page. Limited SIGNED edition: #88 of 100 copies. SIGNED by the Booker, Guardian Fiction and Fawcett Society Prize winning CBE author to the title-page. An historical novel drawn from THE ILIAD, featuring Briseis and the other women in the tale whom Barker here gives voice (heavily though inner thoughts) and depicts their lives and struggles. Finalist for The Women's Prize for fiction. Fine, square, tight and unread in salmon boards with silver embossed swallows to the front cover and silver embossed titles to the spine, red-and-gold headband and tail-band, swallow patterned end-papers; in a fine dust jacket; original printed 18.99 price still intact to the front inner flap. Octavo; 325 pages; author's note to the rear. PLEASE VIEW OUR STORE FOR MORE GREAT SIGNED FIRST EDITION BOOKS THANKS! Created by Seller's Assistant Basic.