{"product_id":"year-of-the-monkey-1","title":"Year Of The Monkey","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA \u003ci\u003eNEW YORK TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e BESTSELLER | \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom the National Book Award-winning author of\u003ci\u003e Just Kids\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''Magical'' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eGUARDIAN\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''A gripping tale of the search for meaning in times of turbulence - expressed with Smith’s signature poetic flair'' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eVOGUE\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''Extraordinary ... A tense, teasing mix of reality and dream'' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eSUNDAY TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''Her willingness to look closely at life’s closing chapters makes for a magical book'' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eWASHINGTON POST, \u003c\/i\u003e''The 10 books to read in September''\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFollowing 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn 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. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSmith 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. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eRiveting, elegant, often humorous, illustrated by Smith’s signature Polaroids, \u003ci\u003eYear of the Monkey\u003c\/i\u003e is a moving and original work, a touchstone for our turbulent times.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"MediaPlace","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57377842659710,"sku":"NW9781526614766","price":11.75,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1379\/1261\/files\/9781526614766.jpg?v=1778648850","url":"https:\/\/mediaplace.com\/products\/year-of-the-monkey-1","provider":"MediaPlace","version":"1.0","type":"link"}