Monkey Grip by Helen Garner
In this acclaimed first novel, Helen Garner captures the fluid relationships of a community of friends who are living and loving in new ways.
Nora falls in love with Javo the junkie, and together they try to make sense of their lives and the choices they have made. But caught in an increasingly ambiguous relationship, they are unable to let go - and the harder they pull away from each other, the tighter the monkey grip.
About the Author
Helen Garner was born in Geelong in 1942. She has published many owrks of fiction including Monkey Grip, Cosmo Cosmolino and The Children's Bach. Her fiction has won numerous awards. She is also one of Australia's most respected non-fiction writers, and received a Walkley Award for journalism in 1993.
Her most recent books are The First Stone, True Stories, My Hard Heart, The Feel of Stone and Joe Cinque's Consolation. In 2006 she won the Melbourne Prize for Literature. She lives in Melbourne.
Format: Paperback | 256 pages
Dimensions (cm): 18 x 11 x 1.4 | 244g -
Publication Date: 29 Jun 2009
Publisher: Penguin Books Australia
Imprint: Popular Penguins
Publication City/Country: Camberwell, Australia
Language: English
Edition Number: 1
ISBN10: 0143202715
ISBN13: 9780143202714
Conditions: Good
A book that has been read but is in good condition. Some damage to the cover including scuff marks and creasing on the front cover, but no holes or tears. The majority of pages are undamaged with very minimal creasing, but no tearing. No pencil underlining of text, no highlighting of text and no writing in margins. No missing pages.