It’s been nearly 40 years since the publication of Helen Garner’s Monkey Grip. Since then she’s been our foremost chronicler of the intimate lives of Australians, both in fiction and non-fiction. In Helen’s latest book, This House of Grief, she tells the true story of Robert Farquharson, who drove a car carrying his three sons into a dam. Helen sat down with Tegan Bennett Daylight to talk about the book and her long career in writing.

It’s been nearly 40 years since the publication of Helen Garner’s Monkey Grip. Since then she’s been our foremost chronicler of the intimate lives of Australians, both in fiction and non-fiction. In Helen’s latest book, This House of Grief, she tells the true story of Robert Farquharson, who drove a car carrying his three sons into a dam. Helen sat down with Tegan Bennett Daylight to talk about the book and her long career in writing.

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