Milk
09 March 2023Imprint: Picador
Synopsis
'Sublime' - Donal Ryan, author of Strange Flowers
'Here is a writer who matters' - Irish Times
I have become the common myth. Mother. The sleepy hum of early memories. The smell of shampoo, of Olay, of lavender. The feeling of safety. The absence of fear.
When poet Alice Kinsella becomes a mother, she finds herself utterly lost. As she searches for answers...
Details
09 March 2023192 pages
9781529097955Imprint: Picador
Reviews
A radiant, meditative, truly powerful and beautiful book.Joseph O'Connor, author of Star of the Sea
Compelling . . . visceral, memorable, touching and, above all, beautifully rendered prose debut, there is little doubt Kinsella's compelling voice will be listened to: here is a writer who mattersArnold Fanning, The Irish Times
This is a book for the ages. It truly is mesmeric, stunningly beautiful, open and intense, revelatory and generous.Donal Ryan, author of Strange Flowers
With its lyrical power, intimacy and political top-notes, Milk is already being compared to works by Doireann Ní Ghríofa, Kerri ní Dochartaigh and Emilie Pine. The Irish Independent
