ONE OF THE BBC'S 100 NOVELS THAT SHAPED OUR WORLD In Monkey Grip, Helen Garner charts the lives of a generation. Set in Australia in the late 1970s, this seminal debut novel follows single mother and writer Nora as she navigates the tumultuous cityscape of Melbourne's bohemian underground, often with her young daughter Gracie in tow. But when Nora falls in love with the flighty Javo, she becomes snared in the web of a desperate relationship. Nora's addiction is romantic love; Javo's is hard drugs. The harder they pull away, the tighter the monkey grip. 'Smack habit, love habit - what's the...
ONE OF THE BBC'S 100 NOVELS THAT SHAPED OUR WORLD In Monkey Grip, Helen Garner charts the lives of a generation. Set in Australia in the late 1970s, ...
