{"product_id":"2026600000223-secondhand-bring-the-monkey-a-light-novel","title":"Bring The Monkey: A Light Novel","description":"\u003cp\u003eEdition: 1st edition. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition remarks:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBook: Poor                          \u003cbr\u003eJacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and corners\u003cbr\u003ePages: Tanning and foxing                  \u003cbr\u003eMarkings: No markings\u003cbr\u003eCondition remarks: Marks and specks on boards. Faded and worn spine. Bumping on corners. FEP and half-title page missing. Damaged front pastedown. \nDespite its condition, this remains a tangible piece of Australian literary history, a true first edition from 1933 of a work by Miles Franklin, author of \"My Brilliant Career,\" published in a year that marked a turning point in world history, making any surviving copy, however worn, an irreplaceable primary document of one of Australia's most significant and fiercely independent literary voices.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA charming work of comic fiction, Bring the Monkey chronicles the misadventures surrounding a country house party in 1930s Australia, where a pet monkey becomes the unlikely catalyst for a delightfully tangled murder mystery. Miles Franklin, best known for her landmark Australian novel My Brilliant Career, demonstrates a playful and witty side in this satirical romp, skewering the social pretensions of the upper class with sharp, affectionate humor. The narrative presents a cast of eccentric characters whose carefully maintained facades begin to crumble under the pressure of suspicion and scandal, all rendered with a light, breezy tone that keeps the pages turning. Franklin illustrates that even in the most genteel of settings, chaos — and a mischievous primate — can upend the best-laid social conventions.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Secondhand Stock","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48792249303259,"sku":"2026600000223-SECONDHAND","price":100.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/7646\/9701\/files\/2481fca6-a3ad-4224-81a8-6dad4ea6a401.png?v=1779274044","url":"https:\/\/bookgrocer.com\/products\/2026600000223-secondhand-bring-the-monkey-a-light-novel","provider":"Book Grocer","version":"1.0","type":"link"}