Milkman by Anna Burns

'I thought this was an incredible book and I'm still reeling from it. Anna Burns brilliantly mines the interstices of language to give articulation to the slippery machinations of prejudice and intimidation. Her writing is uncompromising, powerful, essential.'
MICHELE FORBES

'Milkman is remarkable. A tale told by a voice that's utterly compelling and which you read with the feeling that you're being led down the darkest of rabbit holes. Irresistible and disturbing.'
JESS KIDD

'Mercurial. Profound. Hilarious. Brilliant. I've been waiting for a book like this for thirty years.'
EOIN McNAMEE

'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

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 trouble 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 heresay, silence and deliberate deafness. It is the story of inaction with enormous consequences.