Anna Burns
2 SeriesAnna Burns is an Irish author renowned for her novels, including No Bones, Little Constructions, and Milkman. Her novel Milkman won the Man Booker Prize in 2018 and the International Dublin Literary Award in 2020. It was also shortlisted for the Women’s Prize for Fiction in 2019.
In Anna Burns' novel, the Doe clan, a family of criminals and victims, dominates the small town of Tiptoe Floorboard. The family's reign is threatened as the patriarch, John, faces a decline in power. Tension escalates when Jetty Doe burglarizes a gun store and flees with a weapon. As Jetty moves through town, the narrative weaves through the lives and events of various Doe clan members, setting the stage for a dramatic confrontation.
