Monkey GripHelen Garner's gritty, lyrical first novel divided the critics upon its publication in 1977. Today, Monkey Grip is regarded as a masterpiecea novel that shines a light on a time, a place, and a way of living never before presented in Australian literature: communal households, music, friendships, children, love, drugs, and sex. When Nora falls in love with Javo, she is caught in the web of his addiction. As he moves between loving her and leaving,