![]() ![]() ![]() Her father is dead and she has several siblings, both older and younger. Our central character (not named, I’ll come onto this) is from a large family. Northern Ireland is known to be socially conservative, but the general sense of the place of women in society suggests to me that it dates back quite some time. It is not clear when the book is set, but I am guessing around the late 1970s, early ‘80s. Milkman is set in Belfast during the Troubles in Northern Ireland and the central character and narrator is a young Catholic woman who finds herself drawn unwillingly into a relationship with a local paramilitary leader. I’m now on Everything Under, also quite short, but I’m not really enjoying it so finding it quite hard going. The same is true of the second book I read, The Long Take by Robin Robertson, which is in fact an extended poem, although it is somewhat shorter. The lyrical prose style that means you have to read nearly every word in order to feel the full impact. It is quite long, but it is also written in a way that I found it nearly impossible to read at my usual pace. With just a few days to go now until the announcement of this year’s Man Booker Prize winner, my goal to read all six titles by the 16 th is not going well! In fact, it’s my worst performance in several years I have only just started on my third title. ![]()
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