Hot Milk
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3.8 • 13 Ratings
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- £6.99
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- £6.99
Publisher Description
SHORTLISTED FOR THE MAN BOOKER PRIZE 2016
SHORTLISTED FOR THE GOLDSMITHS PRIZE 2016
Plunge into this hypnotic tale of female sexuality and power - from the Man Booker shortlisted author of Swimming Home
Penguin presents the unabridged, downloadable, audiobook edition of Hot Milk by Deborah Levy, read by Romola Garai.
Two women arrive in a village on the Spanish coast. Rose is suffering from a strange illness andher doctors are mystified. Her daughter Sofia has brought her here to find a cure with the infamous and controversial Dr Gomez - a man of questionable methods and motives. Intoxicated by thick heat and the seductive people who move through it, both women begin to see their lives clearly for the first time in years.
Through the opposing figures of mother and daughter, Deborah Levy explores the strange and monstrous nature of womanhood. Dreamlike and utterly compulsive, Hot Milk is a delirious fairy tale of feminine potency, a story both modern and timeless.
Customer Reviews
The book itself is brilliant
This was the first book I ever got to read all the way through. I can see why the authors choice to make the character ramble along with her thoughts can be seen as repetitive however the book itself gripped me as I’ve always been far more interested on how characters think.
However, the voice which is used is very monotone and bland which fails to grip anyone. Even from the sample I feel that the story is literally going no where.
If anyone is interested in the book I would recommend the book as it is far more superior.
Surprising, atmospheric, passionate, deep
Deborah Levy has written a book that unfolds in unusual and unexpected ways. The characters are complex, and the main one (the one that tells the story) is reflective and introspective. The narrative subtly glides between modes of experience superposing events, thoughts and imagery evoking symbolic links. The book is very deep, subtle, often dark, and, at all times psychologically astute.
In her remarkably attuned reading, Romola Garai singlehandedly brings out the different moods and modes of the narrative and conversations in a subtle and convincing way. Her voice is pleasant to listen to, full of meaning, and moving.
All in all, this production is a masterpiece.