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A chorus of hometown voices gossip about a wayward friend returned. A young girl discovers a hidden box of horrors. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHelen Garner is best known for her frank, unsparing, and intricate portraits of Australian life. Now, in \u003ci\u003eStories, \u003c\/i\u003ecomes the collected short fiction of a singular literary voice. These stories delve into the complexities of love and longing, of the pain, darkness, and joy of life, and all told with Garner's characteristic sharpness, honesty, and humor. Each one is a perfect piece, but together they showcase a rare talent and a master of many literary forms.","brand":"Pantheon Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54347791729006,"sku":"9780553387476","price":27.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0984\/1007\/0382\/files\/imageloader_1c9ccd0c-2f36-44d9-ad41-fb678e3afdac.jpg?v=1784336474"},{"product_id":"monkey-grip","title":"Monkey Grip","description":"\u003cb\u003eA BBC \"100 Books That Shaped the World\" \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"[Helen Garner's] novels give the impression of being in sharper focus than most.\"--\u003ci\u003eNew Yorker \u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe novel that launched the career of one of Australia's greatest writers, following the doomed infatuations of a young, single mother, enthralled by the excesses of late-70s Melbourne \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSet in Australia in the late 1970s, \u003ci\u003eMonkey Grip\u003c\/i\u003e 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. 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