Milkman: Anna Burns

Published by Faber & Faber, 2018, 348 pages. A town in Northern Ireland in the 1970s, during the Troubles. A time of suspicion, deep divisions and violence. The unnamed narrator is an 18-year-old woman—referred to only as Middle Sister. She has mapped out a space for herself, staying out of political discussions. She avoids unnecessary …

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