{"product_id":"milkman-9781644450000","title":"Milkman","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWinner of the Man Booker Prize \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Everything about this novel rings true. . . . Original, funny, disarmingly oblique and unique.\"--\u003ci\u003eThe Guardian\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn 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. \u003ci\u003eMilkman\u003c\/i\u003e 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, \u003ci\u003eMilkman\u003c\/i\u003e establishes Anna Burns as one of the most consequential voices of our day.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAnna Burns\u003c\/b\u003e was born in Belfast, Northern Ireland. She is the author of two novels, \u003ci\u003e No Bones\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eLittle Constructions\u003c\/i\u003e, and of the novella, \u003ci\u003eMostly Hero\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003ci\u003eNo Bones\u003c\/i\u003e won the Winifred Holtby Memorial Prize and was shortlisted for the Orange Prize for Fiction. She lives in East Sussex, England\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Graywolf Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50601234006290,"sku":"9781644450000","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_b6ba4aa5-e0a3-4e66-8c3e-29961079351d.jpg?v=1732223778","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/milkman-9781644450000","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}