{"product_id":"year-of-the-monkey","title":"Year of the Monkey","description":"A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER | From the National Book Award-winning author of Just Kids 'Magical' GUARDIAN 'A gripping tale of the search for meaning in times of turbulence - expressed with Smith's signature poetic flair' VOGUE 'Extraordinary ... A tense, teasing mix of reality and dream' SUNDAY TIMES 'Her willingness to look closely at life's closing chapters makes for a magical book' WASHINGTON POST, 'The 10 books to read in September' Following a run of New Year's concerts at San Francisco's legendary Fillmore, Patti Smith finds herself tramping the coast of Santa Cruz, about to embark on a year of solitary wandering. Unfettered by logic or time, she draws us into her private wonderland, with no design yet heeding signs, including a talking sign that looms above her, prodding and sparring like the Cheshire Cat. In February, a surreal lunar year begins, bringing with it unexpected turns, heightened mischief, and inescapable sorrow. In a stranger's words, \"Anything is possible: after all, it's the year of the monkey.\" For Patti Smith - inveterately curious, always exploring, tracking thoughts, writing the year evolves as one of reckoning with the changes in life's gyre: with loss, aging, and a dramatic shift in the political landscape of America. Smith melds the Western landscape with her own dreamscape. Taking us from Southern California to the Arizona desert; to a Kentucky farm as the amanuensis of a friend in crisis; to the hospital room of a valued mentor; and by turns to remembered and imagined places - this haunting memoir blends fact and fiction with poetic mastery. The unexpected happens; grief and disillusionment. But as Patti Smith heads toward a new decade in her own life, she offers this balm to the reader: her wisdom, wit, gimlet eye, and above all, a rugged hope of a better world. Riveting, elegant, often humorous, illustrated by Smith's signature Polaroids, Year of the Monkey is a moving and original work, a touchstone for our turbulent times.\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eAuthor: Smith, Patti,author\u003cbr\u003eContributors: Smith, Patti,author\u003cbr\u003eBinding: paperback\u003cbr\u003ePublication Date: \u003cbr\u003eRelease Date: \u003cbr\u003eLanguages: English,Published,English,Original Language,Englis\u003cbr\u003eEdition: 1\u003cbr\u003ePublished\/Release Date: 1 Sep 2020\u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003ePublisher\/Studio\/Brand: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC\u003cbr\u003eAuthor\/Director\/Artist: Patti Smith\u003cbr\u003eDimension (cm): 196x128x16 mm\u003cbr\u003ePackage Dimension (cm): 22x199x134 mm\u003cbr\u003eItem Weight (g): 254\u003cbr\u003ePackage Weight (g): 260","brand":"Bloomsbury","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50627182821673,"sku":"BK1526614766","price":57.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0734\/5868\/0105\/files\/9781526614766_c34a3d15-c6a5-47bd-a855-ac21d98ce930.jpg?v=1786252012","url":"https:\/\/www.centloop.com\/en-au\/products\/year-of-the-monkey","provider":"Centloop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}