{"product_id":"monkey-grip-1","title":"Monkey Grip","description":"\u003cp\u003eHelen 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhen 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","brand":"Helen Garner","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47352347558057,"sku":"9780140256482","price":7.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0424\/9518\/0962\/files\/9780140256482.jpg?v=1786839764","url":"https:\/\/roseyravelstonbooks.com.au\/products\/monkey-grip-1","provider":"RoseyRavelston Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}