Monkey Grip
The trailblazing, sun-soaked modern classic from one of Australia's greatest writers - an essential holiday read
R 229.00
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- 23 Sep 2026
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Description
Helen Garner's first novel divided the critics on its publication in 1977. Today, Monkey Grip is regarded as a masterpiece - the novel that shines a light on a time and a place and a way of living never before presented in Australian literature: communal households, music, friendships, children, love, drugs, and sex.
When Nora falls in love with Javo, she is caught in the web of his addiction; and as he moves between loving her and leaving, between his need for her and promises broken, Nora's life becomes an intense dance of loving and trying to let go.