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Connie
I asked Deborah Levy that question and although she said she doesn’t explain her titles, she suggested it referred to maternal milk. Since mother’s milk is usually warm, I am guessing the “hot” adjective could refer to the unhealthy enmeshment of mother and daughter that is keeping them bound and not free to move forward in their individual lives. Warm milk is good, but hot milk could be dangerous. What do you think?
Sally Shah
I was puzzling about that when I reached the end of the book. I felt there were two kinds of milk mentioned in the novel: mother’s milk and milk to make fancy coffees and froth.
It could refer to both. The symbolism that binds mother and daughter but also the work the Sofia was doing while waiting to live her life.
It could refer to both. The symbolism that binds mother and daughter but also the work the Sofia was doing while waiting to live her life.
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