num_pages: 245
description: 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.
language: English
title: Monkey Grip
titlecomplete: Monkey Grip
genres: Fiction, Book Club, 20th Century, Classics, Contemporary, Literary Fiction, Female Authors, Literature, Australia, Novels
ratings_count: 5719
places: Melbourne, Victoria
awards: awardedAt: 252489600000
name: National Book Council Banjo Award
category: Fiction
publisher: Penguin Books