Girl with a Monkey

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Cover of the book Girl with a Monkey by Thea Astley, Allen & Unwin
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Author: Thea Astley ISBN: 9781743432921
Publisher: Allen & Unwin Publication: December 1, 2012
Imprint: Allen & Unwin Language: English
Author: Thea Astley
ISBN: 9781743432921
Publisher: Allen & Unwin
Publication: December 1, 2012
Imprint: Allen & Unwin
Language: English

Loneliness has driven a young school teacher in a small North Queensland town to form an unlikely relationship with a road worker. Harry is older and more experienced than Elsie, but vulnerable through his possessive love for her.

In an attempt to escape from him, Elsie obtains a transfer. Her last day in town is spent trying to avoid Harry, fearing the violence of his reaction to her desertion and their inevitable encounter.

Girl with a Monkey is Thea Astley's first novel.

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Loneliness has driven a young school teacher in a small North Queensland town to form an unlikely relationship with a road worker. Harry is older and more experienced than Elsie, but vulnerable through his possessive love for her.

In an attempt to escape from him, Elsie obtains a transfer. Her last day in town is spent trying to avoid Harry, fearing the violence of his reaction to her desertion and their inevitable encounter.

Girl with a Monkey is Thea Astley's first novel.

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