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Hot Milk

By: Deborah Levy
Narrated by: Romola Garai
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Penguin presents the unabridged, downloadable audiobook edition of Hot Milk by Deborah Levy, read by Romola Garai.

Two strangers arrive in a small Spanish fishing village. The older woman is suffering from mysterious paralysis, driven to seek a cure beyond the bounds of conventional medicine. Her daughter, Sofia, has spent years playing the reluctant detective in this mystery, struggling to understand her mother's illness.

Surrounded by the oppressive desert heat, searching for a cure to a defiant and quite possibly imagined disease, Sofia is forced to confront her difficult relationship with her mother. Examining female rage and sexuality, Deborah Levy explores the strange and monstrous nature of motherhood, testing the bonds of parent and child to a breaking point.

©2016 Deborah Levy (P)2016 Penguin Audio Genre Fiction Literary Fiction Fiction

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This is an engaging story told in an impressionistic way with elements of magical realism. Cinematic in style, it reminded me a little of Almodovar's films. The narration was superb, a very committed performance and beautiful voice.

Dreamlike and fascinating

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Powerful punchline but overall miserable- at times superficial
The relationship with water was well done
The relationship with mother / Father/ illness were strong
The love interests unconvincing - added little
The doctor/quack could have been built on

Powerful punchline but miserable- at time superficial

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Great book. Witty and insightful. Spoilt by terribke monotone reader wish I'd read it myself

fascinating

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Almost very good with a cast of interestingly and unsympathetic characters in an unusual situation and location.... But ultimately really really irritating.
"Whatever you are waiting for may not arrive" says one character, yup, that'll be reader satisfaction.
Inconsequential points are laboured; intriguing red herrings serve no purpose; metaphors are clunky and it goes on and on and on about jellyfish.

A bit intriguing, a lot irritating

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I really enjoyed this, it is a great character novel and the performance is fantastic, particularly the voice of the mother.

A great character novel

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