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.
Monkey Grip
Monkey Grip
$9.95 – Paperback book / Penguin Books
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 o... Buy or find out more →
Monkey Grip
$14.95 – Digital video disc / Umbrella Entertainme
Monkey Grip is a film about the complication of love, desire and freedom. It is the story of Nora - in her early thirties - recently divorced and caring for her thirteen year-old daughter - a woman trying to live free of... Buy or find out more →
Monkey Grip
$24.95 – Paperback book / Penguin Books
Inner-suburban Melbourne in the 1970s: a world of communal living, drugs, music and love. In this acclaimed first novel, Helen Garner captures the fluid relationships of a community of friends who are living and loving i... Buy or find out more →