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Hot Milk
''Hot Milk'' is a 2016 novel by British author Deborah Levy. It follows the story of mother, Rose, and daughter, Sofia, who embark on a journey to a Spanish clinic in search of a medical cure for Rose's paralysis. Plot Rose's paralysis confines her to a wheelchair and limits Sofia's freedoms. The proprietor of the clinic, Gómez, is charismatic but may be of questionable skill. While Rose undergoes treatment, 25-year-old Sofia becomes obsessed with Ingrid, a seamstress. Later, Sofia visits her father in Athens, from whom she has been estranged, and spends time with his new wife and daughter. Athens seems to be in a state of collapse, and the novel pictures both Greece and Spain in the throes of economic and political turmoil. Sofia is an anthropologist by training, and this informs her perspective on events. Critical reception The novel received generally positive reviews. In ''The New York Times'', Sarah Lyall described Sofia, the main character as "interesting and surpr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Deborah Levy
Deborah Levy (born 6 August 1959) is a British novelist, playwright and poet. She initially concentrated on writing for the theatre – her plays were staged by the Royal Shakespeare Company – before focusing on prose fiction. Her early novels included ''Beautiful Mutants'', ''Swallowing Geography'' and ''Billy & Girl''. Her more recent fiction has included the Booker-shortlisted novels '' Swimming Home'' and ''Hot Milk'', as well as the Booker-longlisted ''The Man Who Saw Everything'' and the short-story collection ''Black Vodka''. Early life and education Levy was born in Johannesburg, South Africa, the granddaughter of working-class Lithuanian Jewish immigrants on her father's side, and an upper-middle-class "English colonial" family, as she described it, on her mother's side. Her father, Norman Levy, was a member of the African National Congress and an academic and historian. Her mother was Philippa (née Murrell). Her father was placed under a banning order by the Ap ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |