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First Published in 2018 by Faber & Faber Limited, London. |
| Summary |
In an unnamed city, middle sister stands out for the wrong reasons. She reads while walking, for one. And she has been taking French night classes downtown. So when a local paramilitary known as the milkman begins pursuing her, she suddenly becomes "interesting," the last thing she ever wanted to be. Despite middle sister's attempts to avoid him--and to keep her mother from finding out about her maybe-boyfriend--rumors spread and the threat of violence lingers. Milkman is a story of the way inaction can have enormous repercussions, in a time when the wrong flag, wrong religion, or even a sunset can be subversive. Told with ferocious energy and sly, wicked humor, Milkman establishes Anna Burns as one of the most consequential voices of our day. |
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City and town life -- Fiction.
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Interpersonal relations -- Fiction.
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Sisters -- Fiction.
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Stalking -- Fiction.
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Families -- Fiction.
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Secrecy -- Fiction.
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Gossip -- Fiction.
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Northern Ireland -- History -- 1968-1998 -- Fiction.
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| Genre |
Psychological fiction.
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| Subject |
English fiction.
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| Other title |
Milk man |
| ISBN |
9781644450000
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1644450003
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