{"product_id":"year-of-the-monkey","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\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePaperback \/ softback | 224 pages | Published September 2020\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Publishing PLC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":63867439382877,"sku":"9781526614766","price":16.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0978\/3459\/8749\/files\/9781526614766.jpg?v=1773596522","url":"https:\/\/www.thebookmark.ie\/products\/year-of-the-monkey","provider":"The Bookmark ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}