{"product_id":"2026770000647-secondhand-friend-monkey","title":"Friend Monkey","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition remarks:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBook: Good                          \u003cbr\u003eJacket: Worn\/faded, no tears\u003cbr\u003ePages: Good         ,          price clipped\u003cbr\u003eMarkings: No markings\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA 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.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Secondhand Stock","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48826042745051,"sku":"2026770000647-SECONDHAND","price":12.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/7646\/9701\/files\/f0893cd0-acbc-45c5-addb-c9398733c84e.png?v=1780311489","url":"https:\/\/bookgrocer.com\/products\/2026770000647-secondhand-friend-monkey","provider":"Book Grocer","version":"1.0","type":"link"}