Friend Monkey
Condition: SECONDHAND
This is a secondhand book. The jacket image is a photograph of the exact copy we have in stock. This image shows the condition of this book. Further condition remarks are below.
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Worn/faded, no tears
Pages: Good , price clipped
Markings: No markings
A charming work of children's fiction, Friend Monkey chronicles the chaotic and heartwarming adventures that unfold when a small, well-meaning monkey — inspired by the Hindu deity Hanuman — attaches himself to a London family with boundless affection and an unfortunate talent for causing mayhem. P. L. Travers, celebrated for her mythic sensibility and layered storytelling, infuses the narrative with the same blend of whimsy and deeper spiritual meaning that distinguished her most beloved work. The tone is warm and gently comic, as the monkey's devotion repeatedly upends the orderly lives of those around him, illustrating how love, however disruptive, transforms everything it touches. Rooted in the ancient legend of Hanuman's selfless loyalty, the story presents a quietly philosophical argument: that true friendship demands nothing and gives everything, often at great comic expense to the giver.
Author: P. L. Travers
Format: Hardback
Published: 1972, Collins
Genre: Childrens fiction
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Worn/faded, no tears
Pages: Good , price clipped
Markings: No markings
A charming work of children's fiction, Friend Monkey chronicles the chaotic and heartwarming adventures that unfold when a small, well-meaning monkey — inspired by the Hindu deity Hanuman — attaches himself to a London family with boundless affection and an unfortunate talent for causing mayhem. P. L. Travers, celebrated for her mythic sensibility and layered storytelling, infuses the narrative with the same blend of whimsy and deeper spiritual meaning that distinguished her most beloved work. The tone is warm and gently comic, as the monkey's devotion repeatedly upends the orderly lives of those around him, illustrating how love, however disruptive, transforms everything it touches. Rooted in the ancient legend of Hanuman's selfless loyalty, the story presents a quietly philosophical argument: that true friendship demands nothing and gives everything, often at great comic expense to the giver.