Monkey Grip - Helen Garner
Monkey Grip - Helen Garner
Set in inner-city Melbourne in the late 70s, this is a book about wanting someone who won’t (can’t) give you what you need, and staying anyway. The days drift between share houses, childcare, heroin, parties, and long, circular conversations...love and dependency tangled so tightly they’re hard to tell apart.
Garner writes with startling immediacy: sharp, intimate, unsentimental. There’s no moralising here, no neat arc...attachment, desire, and the quiet exhaustion of trying to hold things together.
Raw, alive, and deeply human. It still feels modern because the emotional mess is timeless.
This 1978 edition is swoon worthy with a young Noni Hazelhurst on the front, a rare find!
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Penguin
Page count: 245
ISBN: 0140049533
Origin: Australia
Condition: WELL LOVED
Condition Notes
NEW
Unread. No markings, creases or wear. Essentially as new.
NEAR NEW
Looks unread or very lightly read. No obvious flaws.
VERY GOOD
Gently read. May show light shelf wear or a faint crease, but clean and solid
WELL LOVED
Clearly read and enjoyed. May include creases, small marks or edge wear. Still perfectly readable and held together
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