Monkey Grip

In "Monkey Grip", Helen Garner charts the lives of a generation.

Her characters are exploring new ways of loving and living - and nothing is harder than learning to love lightly.

Nora and Javo are trapped in a desperate relationship. Nora's addiction is romantic love; Javo's is hard drugs. The harder they pull away, the tighter the monkey grip.

A lyrical, gritty, rough-edged novel that deserves its place as a classic of Australian fiction.