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Based on her own life, Helen Garner's 'Monkey Grip'
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Books That Made Us

Based on her own life,Helen Garner's 'Monkey Grip' tells the story of Nora

Based on her own life,
Helen Garner's 'Monkey Grip' tells the story of Nora

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Based on her own life, Helen Garner's 'Monkey Grip'
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tells the story of Nora.
Duration
7 seconds
Views
16
Timestamp in Movie
00:28:01
Uploaded
May 28, 2025
Season
1
Episode
2
Genres
documentary

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An inspiring documentary series, presented by Claudia Karvan, that takes us on a journey to celebrate our love of books, meet our great storytellers and explore our Australian identity.
S01 • E03 So is Father Frank like a love letter to your dear friend, Pat? - Books That Made Us 00:05
So is Father Frank like a love letter to your dear friend, P...
S01 • E02 When she falls for Javo, Nora finds herself - Books That Made Us 00:04
When she falls for Javo, Nora finds herself
S01 • E02 Entwined in love... and his heroin addiction. - Books That Made Us 00:05
Entwined in love... and his heroin addiction.
S01 • E03 One of the most extraordinary humans I've met, - Books That Made Us 00:18
One of the most extraordinary humans I've met,
S01 • E01 Sara Saleh, the award-winning poet. Sara, nice to meet you. - Books That Made Us 00:04
Sara Saleh, the award-winning poet. Sara, nice to meet you.
S01 • E02 It is astonishing to think that this book is almost 50 years old. - Books That Made Us 00:05
It is astonishing to think that this book is almost 50 years...
S01 • E01 Tyree Barnette, incredible essayist and short story writer. - Books That Made Us 00:05
Tyree Barnette, incredible essayist and short story writer.
S01 • E02 It's so specific and it's so honest and true that it just is timeless. - Books That Made Us 00:06
It's so specific and it's so honest and true that ...
S01 • E01 Hi. How are you? So, you know, once every two weeks - Books That Made Us 00:10
Hi. How are you? So, you know, once every two weeks
S01 • E02 Here is a young urban woman - Books That Made Us 00:17
Here is a young urban woman
S01 • E01 But the idea is that they are actually part - Books That Made Us 00:05
But the idea is that they are actually part
S01 • E03 Much worse than abusing children in the eyes of the hierarchy. - Books That Made Us 00:06
Much worse than abusing children in the eyes of the hierarch...
S01 • E03 So was the royal commission taking place - Books That Made Us 00:05
So was the royal commission taking place
S01 • E01 It's really humbling and amazing to work for an organisation - Books That Made Us 00:07
It's really humbling and amazing to work for an organis...
S01 • E02 There's a line in it where Javo's mother - - Books That Made Us 00:07
There's a line in it where Javo's mother -
S01 • E03 The institution was utterly deaf - Books That Made Us 00:07
The institution was utterly deaf
S01 • E01 "The afternoon the militia showed up on Beit Samra's doorstep, - Books That Made Us 00:14
"The afternoon the militia showed up on Beit Samra'...
S01 • E02 And I thought, "Oh, I can just laugh at men when they're being pricks." - Books That Made Us 00:04
And I thought, "Oh, I can just laugh at men when they&#...
S01 • E03 And it has lost its validity to speak. - Books That Made Us 00:04
And it has lost its validity to speak.
S01 • E02 But it is also really clearly about Melbourne. - Books That Made Us 00:04
But it is also really clearly about Melbourne.