Hot Milk

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Sensual tale of female power & sexuality

"Hot Milk is an extraordinary novel that powerfully depicts the complexities of female relationships and sexuality. With vividly descriptive language and dreamlike tones, this book will leave you spellbound and contemplating the power dynamics that exist among women. If you appreciate well-crafted literature that takes you on an emotional journey, then Hot Milk is an unmissable read."

  • Booker Prize Nominee (2016)
  • Goldsmiths Prize Nominee (2016)
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ISBN: 9780241968031
Authors: Deborah Levy
Publisher: Penguin
Date of Publication: 2017-06-01
Format: Paperback
Related Collections: Contemporary, Literary Fiction
Related Topics: LGBT, Queer
Goodreads rating: 3.47
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Description

Plunge into this hypnotic tale of female sexuality and power Two women arrive in a village on the Spanish coast. Rose is suffering from a strange illness and her 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.
 

Sensual tale of female power & sexuality

"Hot Milk is an extraordinary novel that powerfully depicts the complexities of female relationships and sexuality. With vividly descriptive language and dreamlike tones, this book will leave you spellbound and contemplating the power dynamics that exist among women. If you appreciate well-crafted literature that takes you on an emotional journey, then Hot Milk is an unmissable read."

  • Booker Prize Nominee (2016)
  • Goldsmiths Prize Nominee (2016)
Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.