Monkey Grip: A Novel by Helen Garner (Used Penguin Books edition, 1984)

A rare Penguin trade paperback edition of Helen Garner's spectacular debut novel, orange spine intact.

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.