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Hot Milk
- Narrated by: Romola Garai
- Length: 8 hrs and 28 mins
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Summary
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.
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- MS R ALDRED
- 16-06-17
Mediocre at best
After reading great reviews I expected something really good.
But this was mediocre at best... easy listening and narration was ok. But I felt like the story was bittie and lacking- constantly building up to something but went nowhere. It left me feeling neither satisfied or disappointed.
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- Dr.A.P.Berlin
- 22-10-17
Powerful punchline but miserable- at time superficial
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
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- G
- 29-10-18
A great character novel
I really enjoyed this, it is a great character novel and the performance is fantastic, particularly the voice of the mother.
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- A Person
- 07-12-16
Dreamlike and fascinating
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.
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- Eithne
- 04-09-23
Great
I loved it… hypnotic, slightly strange, beautifully written. I enjoyed the narration and found it compelling to listen to.
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- Hoover
- 12-02-17
Challengingly complex characters.
Very well written, with prose that often merges into poetry. The author uses circular layers to make this a beautiful and evocative work. However, as usually with complex characters, the emotional connection with them was not there in the main. Although it is a story of self discovery and vanquishing personal demons, I found myself rooting for no one until the very end.
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- Sararara
- 11-06-17
A bit intriguing, a lot irritating
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.
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- Sue
- 09-01-17
Well read and written but too long and fluffy
Deborah Levy is a wonderful writer and is able to explore characters in a detailed way.
Unfortunately the storyline is a little too convoluted, rather emotional with little substance about an adult daughter's relationship with both her parents. It could be cut down to half the length and even then it may be too long. This may appeal to drama lovers but be warned - the story can be summed up in a sentence.
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- Miss S T Chapman
- 03-07-17
Lyrical
I really enjoyed the language of this book and the metaphors. It was a really relaxing listen too. Great job by the narrator. Only scored low because I think the actual story could have been stronger.
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- susan lowes
- 05-01-17
fascinating
Great book. Witty and insightful. Spoilt by terribke monotone reader wish I'd read it myself
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