Milkman
by Burns, Anna
In this unnamed city, to be interesting is dangerous. Middle sister 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.
Read More ↓Title Statements
- Full title :Milkman / Anna Burns.
Summary
In this unnamed city, to be interesting is dangerous. Middle sister 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.
Read More ↓Edition Statements
- Publication Date:2018.
Publication Statements
- Publisher(s):Faber & Faber
- Place of Publication:London
- Language:eng
- Publication Date:2018.
Notes
Man Booker Prize for Fiction, 2018.
The Physical Object
- Description:1 v. (348 p.) ; : 23 cm
Edition Identifiers
- ISBN:0571342736, 9780571342730
- oclc:on1100260816
- LC Classification:PR6102.U76
- Dewey Decimal:820
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