Milkman: WINNER OF THE MAN BOOKER PRIZE 2018
Anna Burns
May 2018 · Faber & Faber · 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.
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Elizabeth
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April 24, 2019
If you struggle to read this book in the text format the audiobook is an excellent alternative. I read the paperback, but family and friends struggled with the disjointed narrative and the lack of character names so I bought this to try it out, I loved it. The audiobook is beautifully narrated with an authentic but also accessable accent that brings the story to life. Given the stream of consciousness narrative style, audiobook is probably the ideal way to enjoy thia book. Highly reccomend it.
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