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Milkman

By: Anna Burns
Narrated by: Bríd Brennan
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WINNER OF THE MAN BOOKER PRIZE 2018

'Milkman is extraordinary. I've been reading passages aloud for the pleasure of hearing it. It's frightening, hilarious, wily and joyous all at the same time.' - Lisa McInerney, author of The Glorious Heresies

In this unnamed city, to be interesting is dangerous. Middle sister, our protagonist, is busy attempting to keep her mother from discovering her maybe-boyfriend and to keep everyone in the dark about her encounter with Milkman. But when first brother-in-law sniffs out her struggle, and rumours start to swell, middle sister becomes 'interesting'. The last thing she ever wanted to be. To be interesting is to be noticed and to be noticed is dangerous.

Milkman is a tale of gossip and hearsay, silence and deliberate deafness. It is the story of inaction with enormous consequences.

©2018 Anna Burns (P)2018 Faber Audio Contemporary Fiction Genre Fiction
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A difficult topic and situation, masterfully told in a unique voice and style. Recommended whole heartedly for confronting the subject head on and recreating the uneasiness, frustrations and torment of those times.

Unique and insightful

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I had never read anything like this before. I could relate to some elements like gossip and the consequences of that. The author has written an intriguing book with a unique style enhanced here by Bríd Brennan's reading and performance.

brilliant

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I loved this novel and have never read anything like it. Experimental writing and a deeply engaging main character. Highly recommended. It is also very well read.

An amazing and unusual novel

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