{"product_id":"monkey-grip-1","title":"Monkey Grip","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eHelen Garner's gritty, lyrical first novel divided the critics on its publication in 1977. Today,\u003ci\u003e Monkey Grip\u003c\/i\u003e 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. This iconic design now available in a smaller and competitively priced format.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\nHelen Garner's gritty, lyrical first novel divided the critics on its publication in 1977. Today, \u003ci\u003eMonkey Grip\u003c\/i\u003e 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.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\nWhen 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePages: 352\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eImprint: Text Publishing\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSupplier: Penguin Random House Distribution\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSubjects: Code FA (scheme 12), Code FBA (scheme 93)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"The Text Publishing Company","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48943012741369,"sku":"9781922268358","price":22.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0781\/4535\/6025\/files\/9781922268358_bd295993-e59c-4f7d-831e-a79cb1454e1a.jpg?v=1788066156","url":"https:\/\/www.atticusbooksandart.com.au\/products\/monkey-grip-1","provider":"Atticus Bookshop Gallery","version":"1.0","type":"link"}