"Originally published in hardcover in Australia by McPhee Gribble Publishers, Melbourne, in 1977, and subsequently by The Text Publishing Company, Melbourne, 2018" -- title page verso.
Summary:
"Set in Australia in the late 1970s, Monkey Grip follows single mother and writer Nora as she navigates the tumultuous cityscape of Melbourne's bohemian underground, often with her young daughter Gracie in tow. When Nora falls in love with the flighty Javo, she becomes snared in the web of his addiction. And as their tenuous relationship disintegrates, Nora struggles to ween herself off a love that feels impossible to live without."-- Provided by publisher.
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