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Milkman

Milkman

General Fiction

(uk) Anna Burns

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A literary masterpiece that has topped all major annual best book lists! The Booker Prize, the highest award for English literature! In the midst of overwhelming rumors, stay sane and strong. Doesn't it constitute an assault if there is no physical contact? This is the book! Expose the verbal violence women endure! I used to be afraid of other people's rumors and malice, but now I laugh at other people's rumors and malice. Won the Booker Prize, the Orwell Prize, and the Guardian Book of the Year! It sells more than 500,000 copies a year. Stop snooping into my life. Doesn't it constitute an assault if there is no physical contact? When I was 18 years old, I was followed and spied on by a man codenamed "Milkman." People say it's scary, but this encounter was rumored by neighbors to be an unsightly affair. They don't want the truth, they just want rumors. I grew up in such a cold, closed, and antagonistic little place. There is always a small group of people who maintain their sense and true feelings amidst the absurd collective rumors.