
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.
Paperback, 352 pages